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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, integrated oil giant BP (NYSE: BP ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at BP and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
BP facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
London, U.K. (1889) |
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Market Cap |
$129.4 billion |
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Industry |
Integrated oil and gas |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$375.6 billion |
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Management |
CEO Robert Dudley (since 2010) CFO Brian Gilvary (since 2012) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
10.6% |
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Cash/Debt |
$19.6 billion/$48.8 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
5.3% |
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Competitors |
Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A ) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 5,236 members who have rated BP believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those bulls, JohnCLeven, listed three good reasons to look into the opportunity:
1. BP has normalized [return on equity] is about 18%-23%, and it's selling for 1.5x tangible book value
2. Seth Klarman is a buyer around $40 and BP is now Baupost's largest position , per gurufocus.
3. A 5.3% dividend yield ... WOW!
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