Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and natural gas company Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Denbury facts

Headquarters (founded) Plano, Texas (1951)
Market Cap $7.1 billion
Industry Independent oil and gas
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $2.2 billion
Management CEO Phil Rykhoek Sr. (since 2009)
CFO Mark Allen (since 2009)
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 5.9%
Cash/Debt $105.4 million / $2.7 billion
Competitors Newfield Exploration
Occidental Petroleum
Swift Energy

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 1,078 members who have rated Denbury believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, ASeaDragon, touched on the tailwinds working in Denbury's favor:

The long-term oil and gas trend is clearly toward more consumption. Federal energy consumption estimates show global consumption increases, driven by Chinese and Indian industrialization. DNR is a play on an undervalued company in a sector that will all be moved by the same tide of demand; DNR will perform well because its expectation for outrageous success is not yet priced into the shares.

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