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 transporter Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Enterprise Products and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Enterprise Products facts
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Headquarters (founded)
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Houston (1968)
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Market Cap
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$44.7 billion
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Industry
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Oil and gas storage and transportation
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$43.1 billion
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Management
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CEO Michael Creel (since 2007)
CFO Randall Fowler (since 2007)
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)
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17.2%
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Cash/Debt
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$30.5 million / $16.2 billion
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Dividend Yield
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5.3%
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Competitors
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Dynegy (NYSE: DYN )
Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE )
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB )
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 1,337 members who have rated Enterprise Products believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star DrGoldin, succinctly summed up the Enterprise Products bull case for our community:
Just opened a real position on the reasoning that pipelines are going to be a huge beneficiary of this decade's energy boom. Everyone is going to make money, but I think the pipelines just might make the most of all. Somebody's gotta get that stuff to the refiners.
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