Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and natural gas explorer Continental Resources (CLR +0.00%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Continental and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Continental facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Enid, Okla. (1967) |
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Market Cap |
$13.8 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas exploration and production |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.3 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Harold Hamm |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
22% |
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Cash/Debt |
$259.5 million / $3.0 billion |
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Competitors |
Abraxas Petroleum (AXAS +0.00%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 735 members who have rated Continental believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, macattk, succinctly summed up the Continental bull case of our community:
"Leading position in the Bakken with extensive infrastructure and significant production-exceptional growth rate in terms of production and reserves will result in cash flows driving valuation uplift; well capitalized and low leverage; only downside really in commodity risk with potential for weaker oil prices in [first-half] 2013."
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