4-Star Dividend Stocks Poised to Pop: Pioneer Southwest Energy

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas producer Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners (NYSE: PSE  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Pioneer facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Irving, Texas (2007)
Market Cap	$928.5 million
Industry	Oil and gas exploration and production
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$202.4 million
Management	Chairman/CEO Scott Sheffield President/COO Timothy Dove
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years)	26.8%
Cash / Debt	$3.7 million / $60.0 million
Dividend Yield	8%
Competitors	Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC  ) Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK  ) Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL  )

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

On CAPS, 95% of the 190 members who have rated Pioneer believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star jwray01, succinctly summed up the Pioneer bull case for our community:

Consistently high profit margin and very low P/E. The margin of safety is strong with this one. The price of crude oil can drop by half and they'd still make a profit. But it's more likely to rise in the long run.

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