Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, independent oil refiner HollyFrontier (HFC) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at HollyFrontier and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
HollyFrontier facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Dallas (1947) |
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Market Cap |
$9.1 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas refining and marketing |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$19.9 billion |
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Management |
CEO Michael Jennings |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
19.1% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.3 billion / $1.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
1.8% |
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Competitors |
ExxonMobil (XOM 0.23%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 775 members who have rated HollyFrontier believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, All-Star nonzerosum, tapped HollyFrontier as one half of a particularly potent refining play:
The bet here is that the WTI spreads will hold. I think the changes in US production are structural and will stay for several years. [Western Refining] and [HollyFrontier] have locations that leverage that spread.
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