Suncor shares jump after oil giant ups production forecasts, delivers earnings beat

Suncor Energy Inc. president and CEO Rich Kruger waits to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

CALGARY - The Michael Jackson classic "Beat It" was playing before the start of Suncor Energy Inc.'s third-quarter conference call — and a beat is just what the oil giant's latest financial results delivered. 

The company reported earnings per share for the three months ended Sept. 30 of $1.34 — a drop from $1.59 a year earlier, but handily topping the $1.10 analysts had been expecting, according to financial markets firm LSEG Data & Analytics.

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