Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas transporter TC Pipelines
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at TC Pipelines and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
TC Pipelines facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Houston (1998) |
| Market Cap | $2.4 billion |
| Industry | Oil and gas storage and transportation |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $221.9 million |
| Management | President Steven Becker Principal Financial Officer Sandra Ryan-Robinson |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 12.1% |
| Cash/Debt | $5.0 million / $707.0 million |
| Dividend Yield | 6.8% |
| Competitors |
ANR Pipeline El Paso Natural Gas Northern Natural Gas |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 183 members who have rated TC Pipelines believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star mrdl, tapped TC Pipelines as a particularly tempting income opportunity:
Mild [w]inter has held the price of this midwest gas pipeline stock in check. With the economic uncertainty in Europe, this company's [dividend yield] plus the infrastructure investment already in place reduces the risk of this investment. A normal [w]inter heating season could be expected to boost this stock price, along with the dividend.
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