Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, ceramic proppants provider Carbo Ceramics
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Carbo's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Carbo facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Houston (1997) |
| Market Cap | $2.1 billion |
| Industry | Oil and gas equipment and services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $625.7 million |
| Management | CEO Gary Kolstad (since 2006) CFO Ernesto Bautista III (since 2009) |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 16.8% |
| Cash/Debt | $41.3 million / $0 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Competitors |
Fairmount Minerals Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Unimin Corp. |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 385 members who have rated Carbo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, IndianaKevin, took a cautiously bullish stance on Carbo:
Fracking technology has energized some tired markets. It has its risks, though. Environmentalists vilify it. Success like Carbo Ceramic's generates competition. I like it in the next 24 months, but watch the newscasts and people trying to elbow their way into the game.
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