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 company Contango Oil & Gas (NYSE: MCF) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Contango and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Contango facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Houston (1986) |
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Market Cap |
$739.1 million |
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Industry |
Oil and gas exploration and production |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$175.2 million |
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Management |
Founder/Chairman Kenneth Peak Acting CEO Brad Juneau |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
14.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$130.0 million / $0 |
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Competitors |
BP (BP -0.38%) Callon Petroleum (CPE) Newfield Exploration (NFX) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 534 members who have rated Contango believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, beppaun, succinctly summed up the Contango bull case for our community:
One of the few E&P [companies] without debt and free cash flow positive. A play on gas because it is one of the low cost producers without having to hedge the production. One of the highest Sales/Employee [ratios in] the universe.
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