Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas transporter Copano Energy
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Copano's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Copano facts
| Headquarters | Houston |
| Market Cap | $2.6 billion |
| Industry | Oil and gas storage and transportation |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.3 billion |
| Management | CEO Bruce Northcutt (since 2009) CFO Carl Luna (since 2009) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | (4.7%) |
| Cash/Debt | $57.0 million / $998.1 million |
| Dividend Yield | 6.5% |
| Competitors |
CenterPoint Energy Enterprise Products Partners Southwestern Energy |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 353 members who have rated Copano believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, indytom01, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Above average yield & surging shale production that should bolster [Copano's] pipeline cash flow growth. Plus several joint ventures with some of the other leading pipeline companies, along with changes to management golden parachute terms, make [Copano a] potential buyout.
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