CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limited
$49.64
Oil & Gas E&P 85%
FCF at Price Deck × Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 74.6% above fair value

You pay $49.64
Bear $11.27
Fair $28.43
Bull $51.31
Bear $11.27 -77.3% FCF $4639M × 8x
Fair $28.43 -42.7% FCF $6628M × 11x
Bull $51.31 +3.4% FCF $8616M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.7x

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (37 analysts) $50.81
Divergence from AlphaVal 44%

Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 11x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $28.43 per share. Range: $11.27 (bear) to $51.31 (bull).

Warnings

If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -77%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $50.81 (from 37 analysts). Our estimate is 44% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7148 USD per CAD.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential