Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oilfield services specialist National Oilwell Varco (NOV 0.64%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at National Oilwell and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
National Oilwell facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Houston (1862) |
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Market Cap |
$29.0 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas equipment and services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$20.0 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Merrill Miller Jr. |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
11.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$3.3 billion / $3.2 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
0.8% |
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Competitors |
McDermott International (MDR) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 3,877 members who have rated National Oilwell believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those bulls, FoolishErik, succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community:
[National Oilwell] is in the sweet spot for an acceleration of worldwide energy use as major populations rise into middle class prosperity. They serve both traditional oil and a surging natural gas boom. They have enormous, market-leading product breadth which is increasing with continued small but savvy acquisitions as their industry slowly consolidates.
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