Whitecap Resources Inc.

TSX:WCP Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$5.5b

Whitecap Resources Valuation

Is WCP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WCP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WCP (CA$9.59) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$4.19)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WCP is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WCP?

Key metric: As WCP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WCP. This is calculated by dividing WCP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WCP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio6.4x
EarningsCA$876.80m
Market CapCA$5.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WCP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WCP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15x
MEG MEG Energy
11.6x-0.5%CA$5.9b
PSK PrairieSky Royalty
28.9x2.1%CA$6.5b
POU Paramount Resources
11.9x-19.1%CA$4.3b
SCR Strathcona Resources
7.6x-9.6%CA$5.9b
WCP Whitecap Resources
6.4x-17.0%CA$5.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WCP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.4x) compared to the peer average (15x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WCP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the CA Oil and Gas Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HAM Highwood Asset Management
1.1x-41.1%US$55.76m
ALPS.U Alpine Summit Energy Partners
1xn/aUS$24.02m
KUB.H Carcetti Capital
0.7xn/aUS$5.82m
GCOM Green Shift Commodities
1.2xn/aUS$3.83m
WCP 6.4xIndustry Avg. 10.2xNo. of Companies11PE0612182430+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WCP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.4x) compared to the Canadian Oil and Gas industry average (10.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WCP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WCP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.4x
Fair PE Ratio8.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WCP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WCP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$9.59
CA$13.42
+40.0%
7.3%CA$14.50CA$11.00n/a13
Dec ’25CA$10.23
CA$13.46
+31.6%
7.5%CA$14.50CA$11.00n/a13
Nov ’25CA$10.20
CA$13.42
+31.6%
7.6%CA$14.50CA$11.00n/a13
Oct ’25CA$10.43
CA$13.63
+30.7%
7.7%CA$15.00CA$11.00n/a13
Sep ’25CA$10.26
CA$13.33
+29.9%
17.3%CA$15.50CA$6.00n/a13
Aug ’25CA$10.31
CA$13.87
+34.5%
6.9%CA$15.50CA$12.00n/a13
Jul ’25CA$10.01
CA$13.54
+35.2%
9.0%CA$15.00CA$11.75n/a13
Jun ’25CA$10.67
CA$13.52
+26.7%
8.5%CA$15.00CA$11.75n/a14
May ’25CA$10.00
CA$13.55
+35.5%
8.7%CA$15.00CA$11.75n/a14
Apr ’25CA$10.39
CA$12.82
+23.4%
9.6%CA$15.00CA$11.00n/a14
Mar ’25CA$9.61
CA$12.75
+32.7%
9.6%CA$15.00CA$11.00n/a14
Feb ’25CA$8.51
CA$12.93
+51.9%
9.7%CA$15.50CA$11.00n/a14
Jan ’25CA$8.87
CA$14.00
+57.8%
13.3%CA$18.50CA$11.50n/a15
Dec ’24CA$9.37
CA$14.27
+52.3%
11.8%CA$18.50CA$11.50CA$10.2315
Nov ’24CA$10.71
CA$14.33
+33.8%
11.8%CA$18.50CA$11.50CA$10.2015
Oct ’24CA$11.47
CA$14.00
+22.1%
10.1%CA$16.50CA$11.50CA$10.4315
Sep ’24CA$11.58
CA$13.77
+18.9%
10.0%CA$16.50CA$11.50CA$10.2616
Aug ’24CA$10.61
CA$13.52
+27.4%
9.6%CA$16.50CA$11.50CA$10.3116
Jul ’24CA$9.27
CA$13.77
+48.5%
10.5%CA$16.50CA$11.50CA$10.0116
Jun ’24CA$9.34
CA$13.92
+49.1%
9.5%CA$16.50CA$12.00CA$10.6716
May ’24CA$10.46
CA$14.19
+35.6%
9.6%CA$16.50CA$12.00CA$10.0016
Apr ’24CA$10.45
CA$14.10
+34.9%
10.7%CA$16.00CA$11.50CA$10.3915
Mar ’24CA$10.71
CA$14.34
+33.9%
11.4%CA$17.00CA$11.50CA$9.6116
Feb ’24CA$10.77
CA$14.38
+33.5%
10.4%CA$17.00CA$12.00CA$8.5116
Jan ’24CA$10.74
CA$14.63
+36.3%
10.0%CA$17.00CA$12.00CA$8.8715
Dec ’23CA$10.67
CA$14.73
+38.1%
10.5%CA$17.50CA$11.00CA$9.3715

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 06:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Whitecap Resources Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Patrick O'RourkeATB Capital Markets
Dale LewkoBarclays
Grant HoferBarclays