Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Conoco's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Conoco facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Houston (1917) |
Market Cap | $108.07 billion |
Industry | Integrated oil and gas |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $175.75 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO James Mulva CFO Jeff Sheets |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 0.6% |
Cash/Debt | $10.86 billion / $28.78 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
Competitors |
BP Chevron ExxonMobil |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 5,378 members who have rated Conoco believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include spoonieluv and Veritas1010.
Just last month, spoonieluv touched on several of Conoco's positives: "Smallest cap of the giant-cap oil companies. Pretty far off its all-time high. Crazy low P/E with an awesome dividend. Oil play for 2011 and beyond."
Conoco's cheapish valuation continues to support its four-star CAPS status. Currently, Conoco even trades at a wide PEG (0.6) discount to supermajor oil stocks BP (1.7), Exxon (1.1), and Total
CAPS member Veritas1010 expands on the outperform case:
[Conoco] is an integrated energy firm with strong downstream investment. Sound management, it represents an investment hedge with the inevitable growth of the world economy and a world awash in dollars and euros. [R]eap nearly 4% in dividends while awaiting future growth. Additionally, one has to like their gas holdings, traditional not shale -- doesn't have the ecological risk associated with this form of gas extraction in countries such as the United States.
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