Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas company Regency Energy Partners (NYSE: RGP) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Regency facts

Headquarters (founded) Dallas (2003)
Market Cap $3.9 billion
Industry Oil and gas storage and transportation
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $1.5 billion
Management CEO Michael Bradley (since 2010)
CFO Thomas Long (since 2010)
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 4.5%
Cash/Debt $990,000 / $1.7 billion
Dividend Yield 7.5%
Competitors Atlas Pipeline Partners
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
Chesapeake Midstream Partners

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

On CAPS, 96% of the 191 members who have rated Regency believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

Just last week, one of those bulls, XCLORD, highlighted the several trends working in Regency's favor:

Riding the energy wave? Check.
Riding the natural gas wave? Check.
Riding the pipeline wave? Check.
Riding the dividend wave (7.5%)? Check.

What's not to like?  

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