Pfizer, Realty Income, and Canadian Natural Resources Offer Over $2,000 in Annual Dividends
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Fool
- Pfizer's High Dividend: Despite a more than 30% decline in share price over the past five years, Pfizer maintains a high dividend yield of 6.8%, allowing a $12,000 investment to generate approximately $820 annually, reflecting its commitment to shareholder value and stability.
- Safety of Realty Income: As a REIT, Realty Income offers a dividend yield of 5.6%, with a $12,000 investment yielding around $670 annually, and its history of 665 dividend increases over more than 30 years ensures income security for long-term investors.
- Growth of Canadian Natural Resources: The company has performed well amid economic uncertainty and has increased its production guidance for 2025, with a reasonable stock price and a 5% dividend yield supported by a 70% payout ratio, making it a stable income investment.
- Combined Income Potential: The total investment of $36,000 across these three stocks could yield nearly $2,100 in annual dividends, showcasing an effective strategy for finding safe, high-yield investments in uncertain markets.
Analyst Views on CNQ
Wall Street analysts forecast CNQ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CNQ is 39.17 USD with a low forecast of 33.83 USD and a high forecast of 62.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 36.670
Low
33.83
Averages
39.17
High
62.00
Current: 36.670
Low
33.83
Averages
39.17
High
62.00
About CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited is a senior crude oil and natural gas production company. The Company has operations in its core areas located in Western Canada, the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea and Offshore Africa. Its Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading segment produces synthetic crude oil through bitumen mining and upgrading operations at Horizon Oil Sands (Horizon) and through the Company's direct and indirect interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP). Within Western Canada in the Midstream and Refining segment, the Company maintains certain activities that include pipeline operations, an electricity co-generation system and an investment in the North West Redwater Partnership (NWRP), a general partnership formed to upgrade and refine bitumen in the Province of Alberta. Its Pelican Lake asset is a large, contiguous, shallow, medium crude oil pool. It produces natural gas in western Canada and has a significant land base in both the Montney and Deep Basin.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
