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Energy Stocks: Is It Too Late to Get in?

Energy stocks have rallied lately thanks to the Russia-Ukraine war and the consequent increased uncertainty in the global oil supply. According to what I heard on the news, Russia supplies about 15% of the world’s oil.

oil refinery

Anyone who invested in energy stocks, especially oil and gas producers, are probably sitting in the green. The war between the two countries aren’t likely to resolve soon. So, in the near term, energy stocks could probably go higher. However, the best time to buy any stocks is when no one wanted them.

WCP Total Return Level Chart

Sample of energy stock Total Return Level data by YCharts

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Increase Your Dividend Yield By Recognizing Dividend Stock Valuation

Too many investors ignore stock valuation when they purchase dividend stocks for income. There’s a tradeoff. They simplify the investing process by averaging into quality businesses but risk having a higher average cost for their dividend investment. Consequently, a higher cost leads to a lower initial dividend yield (and lower subsequent yield on cost when the dividend stocks increase their dividends).

How do you tell a dividend stock’s valuation?

Some investors do not know how to value dividend stocks. Understandably, there isn’t a clear-cut formula to determine if dividend stocks are undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued. Too many factors come into play, including the stability of the business’s earnings or cash flow, the historical valuation, the growth rate in the future, the safety of the dividend, etc.

Fortis stock's fair value range by Yahoo Finance in November 2021
Source: Yahoo Finance – Fortis stock’s fair value range

If you’re not sure about how to determine if a stock is cheap or not, use the analyst consensus price target as a guide. Although sometimes there are big changes for these price targets after an earnings report, it’s still better than ignoring the valuation factor altogether.

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The Top Canadian Energy Dividend Company

We all know companies in the Energy sector are taking a beating due to the oil price plummet. Many energy companies pay a dividend. Yet, on one extreme some companies slashed their dividends, such as Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX:CVE)(NYSE:CVE) and on the other side of the extreme, there are some that have continued raising their dividends.

Here is the list of Energy companies that have not cut (some even raised) their dividends in the past year: Imperial Oil Limited (TSX:IMO)(NYSE:IMO), Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU)(NYSE:SU), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX:CNQ)(NYSE:CNQ), Enbridge Inc (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB), TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP)(NYSE:TRP), Inter Pipeline Ltd (TSX:IPL), Pason Systems Inc. (TSX:PSI), and Ensign Energy Services Inc (TSX:ESI).

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