Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas gorilla ExxonMobil (XOM +0.68%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Exxon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Exxon facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Irving, Texas (1870) |
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Market Cap |
$410.5 billion |
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Industry |
Integrated oil and gas |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$449.9 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Rex Tillerson CFO Andrew Swiger |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
26.3% |
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Cash/Debt |
$13.1 billion / $12.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
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Competitors |
BP Chevron ConocoPhillips |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 8,349 members who have rated Exxon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, hend6, listed several of Exxon's positives for our community: "A heavy hitter. Very strong balance sheet, ginormous piles of net income, repurchasing shares, a nice dividend yield, good P/E ratio, etc. I don't see their operations changing in 5 years, but they don't need to."
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