People watch stocks for different reasons -- they're waiting for a dip in price, watching for a specific catalyst, gathering all the news and information that might affect stocks they already own, or considering a sell. Regardless of their motivation, we can better understand market sentiment by seeing who's watching what. With the Fool's free My Watchlist service, we have tens of thousands of people telling us the businesses that have, for whatever reason, piqued their interest.
The most-watched oil and gas stock is ...
Looking at the aggregate data, we see that ExxonMobil
Exxon is trading at roughly the same price it did in mid-2007, with a P/E ratio of 12.7 and a current dividend yield of 2.2 %. With oil prices high and increasing, the dividend is certainly safe. In fact, Fool analyst Todd Wenning recently gave its dividend a grade of A, scoring 4.6 points out of 5.
Here are the rest of the top 15 most-watched companies in the industry with their watch interest along with the stocks' CAPS rating to show the sentiment of our investing community.
|
Company |
Market Cap (millions) |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Watch Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
ExxonMobil | $393,266 | **** | 8.4% |
2 |
Chesapeake Energy |
$22,787 | ***** | 4.3% |
3 |
Chevron |
$199,761 | **** | 4.0% |
4 |
ConocoPhillips | $105,422 | ***** | 3.5% |
5 |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners |
$22,676 | ***** | 2.8% |
6 |
Petroleo Brasileiro | $235,540 | **** | 2.5% |
7 |
Denbury Resources | $8,859 | ***** | 2.2% |
8 |
Enterprise Products Partners | $33,798 | ***** | 2.0% |
9 |
Devon Energy | $36,573 | ***** | 2.0% |
10 |
Ultra Petroleum | $7,011 | ***** | 1.9% |
11 |
Valero Energy | $15,613 | ***** | 1.5% |
12 |
Spectra Energy | $16,541 | **** | 1.5% |
13 |
Linn Energy |
$6,655 | **** | 1.4% |
14 |
ATP Oil & Gas |
$855 | ***** | 1.3% |
15 |
SandRidge Energy |
$4,275 | ***** | 1.3% |
Whether you're keeping an eye on the industry stalwarts like Exxon or are watching an up-and-comer like ATP Oil & Gas, it pays to watch. We can help you keep tabs on your companies with My Watchlist, our free, personalized stock tracking service. Click here to start now.