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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has a consensus price target of $81.33 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $102 issued by JP Morgan on January 11, 2024. The low is $49 issued by Goldman Sachs on March 12, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, and Goldman Sachs on March 12, 2026, March 6, 2026, and January 2, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $49.67 between Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, and Goldman Sachs, there's an implied 14.78% upside for Canadian Natural Resources Ltd from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Canadian Natural Res (NYSE:CNQ) was reported by Goldman Sachs on March 12, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $49.00 expecting CNQ to rise to within 12 months (a possible 13.24% upside). 5 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Canadian Natural Res (NYSE:CNQ) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Canadian Natural Res maintained their buy rating.
There is no last upgrade for Canadian Natural Res
There is no last downgrade for Canadian Natural Res.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Canadian Natural Res, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Canadian Natural Res was filed on March 12, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 12, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Canadian Natural Res (CNQ) rating was a maintained with a price target of $37.00 to $49.00. The current price Canadian Natural Res (CNQ) is trading at is $43.27, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 03/12/2026 | Buy Now | 13.24% | Goldman Sachs | $37 → $49 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2026 | Buy Now | 50.22% | RBC Capital | $61 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2026 | Buy Now | -19.11% | Goldman Sachs | $36 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2025 | Buy Now | 43.29% | RBC Capital | $62 → $62 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 43.29% | RBC Capital | $64 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 45.6% | RBC Capital | $63 → $63 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 45.6% | RBC Capital | $62 → $63 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 43.29% | RBC Capital | $62 → $62 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | Scotiabank | — | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | 135.73% | JP Morgan | $101 → $102 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2023 | Buy Now | 114.93% | CIBC | $90 → $93 | Maintains | Outperformer | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2023 | Buy Now | 117.24% | Jefferies | $84 → $94 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 96.44% | Wells Fargo | $80 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |