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CNQ · CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd

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$51.40 +0.37 (+0.73%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$105.20B
Shares
2.06B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$51.40 Open$51.18 Day$50.96–51.48 52W close$29.91–51.40 Avg vol 30d6.6M Short int48.5M · 2.4% float · 7.3d Short vol38% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJun 2024–Aug 2026

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Jun 11, 2024; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +24%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +16%
above
RSI (14) 74
overbought
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 100%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +11%
trailing
6-month return +16%
trailing
YTD return +52%
this year
Relative strength +4%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $44 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +95 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.35% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 7.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
751 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 65
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 31%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −23%
past year
ATR 2.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2023
Pelican Lake production decline rate · the latter half of 2023 5%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
1 · 2 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+24% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+16% Bullish
RSI (14)
74 Bearish
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
100% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $44 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +95 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.35% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 7.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
751 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $30 Now $51 · 100% Range high $51
vs 200-day avg +24% vs 50-day avg +16%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Oil & Gas E&P — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
CNQ
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
this stock
$105.20B +51.8% 2.4%
COP
Conocophillips
$162.05B +44.1% +7.7% 17.8 1.5%
EOG
Eog Resources Inc
$79.83B +45.7% -4.5% 11.8 3.1%
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/
$61.28B +49.1% -1.9% 2.3%
FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$59.12B +40.2% +35.8% 40.2 3.0%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
751
% held
73.8%
Net QoQ
-82.1M sh
Top holder
Capital World Investors
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
411
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
48.5M
Days to cover
7.3d
Change
+928.6K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
38%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
32.0K
Value
$1.5M
As of
Jul 30, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
30.4%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Valerie Hoyle
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Sep 23, 2025
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
6-K
Filed
Aug 6, 2026
This year
11
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Proposed Sales
Value
$1.2M
Shares
25.0K
Filed
Mar 27, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 6, 2026
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Performance

Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Jun 11, 2024; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CNQ +7.2% +10.7% +15.9% +7.8% +51.9%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +8.5% +7.1% +4.3% +5.3% +39.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.442 / share · ex Jun 23, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.625 / share · ex Sep 11, 2026
Cut 2.9%
Paid (TTM)
$0.897 / share · 2 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
· history filling in

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1017413 CUSIP 136385101 13F (30d) 667 filings 630 filers Visit website Investor relations