JHME News and Press, John Hancock Multifactor Energy From 07/19/22

We think the oil/energy price spike from Putin’s war may be plateauing. When oil prices rise, the bonds that are issued by these energy companies get a windfall since their revenue coverage is higher and therefore the coverage of the bonds improves. We are underweight the f...

EOG Resources has a dividend yield of more than 3% and a special dividend yield that takes that to the high-single digits. EOG Resources is spending $4.5 billion on capital growth, a level that it can comfortably afford. EOG Resources is a strong investment at more than $80/barrel...

The energy market is a tug-of-war between fundamentals in the energy industry which is pretty tight. The energy sector has been driving a lot of performance in the S&P/TSX Index since the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In the short term, I do expect the integrated compan...

Despite the biggest decline ever in the SPR, total US oil inventories (outside of the government’s emergency SPR) have barely budged off their lows. When we look at the 10-year seasonal pattern for total US oil inventories, we are well below the 10-year extreme low and, seasona...

In its most simple terms, inflation is rising prices due to aggregate demand outstripping supply. Despite disagreements on the current causes of inflation, the Federal Reserve has made it clear that their goal is to reduce the demand imbalance through short-end rate hikes and quantita...

Due to Russia-Ukraine war, EU committed to reduce gas imports from Russia by 2/3 within the year, while European Union leaders agreed in principle to block 90% of Russian imports of oil by the end of 2022. As European countries attempt to decouple from Russian energy, alternative ener...

Exxon Mobil's stock has nosedived 18% in just the last month. The drop in XOM stock is highly correlated to the 20% drop in the price of oil. Nonetheless, it's all about the future, not the past, when it comes to oil. In the following piece, I do my best to distinguish reality...

The core rate of U.S. inflation on both the consumer and wholesale level has been steadily declining since March. In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to curb the EPA’s power, the SEC’s new climate disclosures are expected to be aggressively challenged ...

ConocoPhillips has been one of the smartest companies throughout the COVID-19-induced oil crash, spending almost $20 billion on well-timed acquisitions. The company is focused on high-single digit if not double-digit shareholder returns along with continued growth across its asset bas...

When thinking about oil and gas prices, think in terms of time, not just in price. Consensus analysts are probably aiming too low with their long-run oil and gas price forecasts. A look at the drivers of major oil and gas bull markets. There's a ton of focus in financial...