Canadian Oil Sands: A 5% Yield On A Depressed Share Price

Frank J. Constantino submits:Investors have been hearing a lot about oil sands stocks recently. The oil sands refer specifically to the Canadian oil sands located in the Alberta region of Canada. The massive crude reserves are second in size only to Saudi Arabia.

Kurt Wulff (McDep Associates) submits: In uncertain times, investors can take comfort owning oil and gas resources through stocks in politically stable Canada.

Kurt Wulff (McDep Associates) submits: Six buy recommendations among Canadian producers include five concentrated on oil, Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COSWF.PK), Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (

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Zacks.com submits: Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) has been a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock since May 17, 2011. The independent energy exploration and production company has seen its estimates move up following its robust first quarter results in early May. Suncor’s attractive fundamentals, positive outlook, and the recent optimism about economic recovery have inspired this bullishness.

Kurt Wulff (McDep Associates) submits: A widening of the price difference between Syncrude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) to $12 a barrel, which, when added to $105 for the benchmark WTI, magnifies the price of Syncrude to $117, a boon for buy-recommended Canadian Oil Sands (COSWF.PK) .

Mercenary Trader submits: by Mike McDermottEXECUTIVE SUMMARY: • Social unrest and political shifts in Egypt raise concerns for traditional oil supplies to developed nations. • Structural changes will have a lasting effect beyond initial protests and potential regime changes.

U.S. investors cut stakes in oil- sands stocks, including Suncor Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc., as delays to the Keystone XL project and the lack of pipeline capacity depressed Canadian crude prices. U.S. ownership of Calgary-based Suncor, Canada’s largest energy company, fell 8.2 percentage points in the past three years while Cenovus saw its U.S. shareholder base fall 5.9 percentage points, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.