Whitecap Resources (WCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Whitecap Resources Inc., an oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and gas assets in Western Canada. The company's primary areas of focus of its development programs are in Northern Alberta and British Columbia, Central Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$10.47 to C$10.64
• 50-Day Range: C$9.89 to C$11.17
• 52-Week Range: C$8.15 to C$11.31
• Volume: 2.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$6.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.44
• Dividend Yield: 6.92%
• Price Target: C$13.61
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Whitecap Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Whitecap Resources scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Whitecap Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Whitecap Resources has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Whitecap Resources is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.21.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Whitecap Resources is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 109.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Whitecap Resources, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Whitecap Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WCP.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Whitecap Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Whitecap Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Whitecap Resources is 58.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WCP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Whitecap Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Whitecap Resources this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for WCP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Whitecap Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Whitecap Resources insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$261,300.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.84% of the stock of Whitecap Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.82% of the stock of Whitecap Resources is held by institutions.

WCP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WCP shares performed this year?

Whitecap Resources' stock was trading at C$8.87 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WCP stock has increased by 18.9% and is now trading at C$10.55.
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How do I buy shares of Whitecap Resources?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Whitecap Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Whitecap Resources investors own include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Enbridge (ENB), ARC Resources (ARX), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Tamarack Valley Energy (TVE), Suncor Energy (SU) and Crescent Point Energy (CPG).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WCP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wcap.ca
• Phone: +1-403-2660767
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 542
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$13.61
• High Stock Price Target: C$15.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.40
• P/E Growth: -0.33
• Net Income: C$755.30 million
• Net Margins: 22.43%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.89%
• Return on Assets: 6.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 23.55
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$3.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.88
• Cash Flow: C$0.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 353.70
• Book Value: C$9.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 599,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$6.32 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.67