Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural-gas and oil producer Devon Energy (DVN 0.84%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Devon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Devon facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Oklahoma City (1971) |
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Market Cap |
$23.8 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas exploration and production |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$9.7 billion |
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Management |
CEO John Richels (since 2010) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
11.5% |
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Cash/Debt |
$7.1 billion / $10.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
1.3% |
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Competitors |
Chesapeake Energy (CHKA.Q) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ; Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 2,187 of the members who have rated Devon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, Seerer, succinctly summed up the Devon bull case for our community:
Natural Gas weighted producer with an excellent balance sheet that is still doing reasonably well despite the current low gas price environment. With gas drilling continue to decrease, the supply demand imbalance will eventually shift in Devon's favor. Gas prices will not stay low forever. Great value to buy Devon now.
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