5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Global Industries

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil services provider Global Industries (Nasdaq: GLBL  ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Global's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Global facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Carlyss, La. (1973)
Market Cap	$693.5 million
Industry	Oil and gas equipment and services
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$1.02 billion
Management	Chairman/CEO John Clerico President Peter Atkinson
Return on Equity (Average, Past 5 Years)	11.5%
Cash / Debt	$411.8 million / $296.2 million
Other Highly Rated Oil Service Stocks	Halliburton (NYSE: HAL  ) Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB  )
CAPS Members Bullish on GLBL Also Bullish on	Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK  ) General Electric (NYSE: GE  )
CAPS Members Bearish on GLBL Also Bearish on	Bank of America (NYSE: BAC  ) Citigroup (NYSE: C  )

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 863 members who have rated Global believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Stars neverabear and devilinside, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.

Just last month, neverabear singled out the stock as a solid way to step offshore: "Good company with strong fundamentals in offshore oil and gas industry."

In an earlier pitch, devilinside offers more detail on the Global opportunity:

All I can say about this little company in a sea of sharks is "IMPRESSIVE". This company continues to find contracts, although small; they keep the cash flow going. When the demand for oil rises again, they very well may become one of the sharks. ... Management is conservative and shows a real desire to build shareholder value. The fundamentals of the company are solid. ... It continues to get good press and find new contracts from seemingly nowhere.

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