Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas company Murphy Oil (MUR -1.13%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Murphy's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Murphy facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
El Dorado, Ark. (1950) |
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Market Cap |
$11.2 billion |
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Industry |
Integrated oil and gas |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$28.2 billion |
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Management |
CEO Steven Cosse |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
10.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$1.1 billion/$791.6 million |
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Dividend Yield |
2.2% |
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Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 517 members who have rated Murphy believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star TMFDeej, tapped the stock as a particularly potent opportunity: "Following [activist investor Dan Loeb's] lead into Murphy. If the company follows through with a spin-off of its retail operations and certain divestitures it should provide investors with a healthy return."
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