Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy (CHKA.Q) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Chesapeake and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Chesapeake facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Oklahoma City (1989) |
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Market Cap |
$14.5 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas exploration and production |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$12.3 billion |
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Management |
CFO Domenic Dell'Osso COO Steven Dixon |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
6.7% |
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Cash / Debt |
$291.0 million / $12.9 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
1.6% |
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Competitors |
Anadarko Petroleum BP ConocoPhillips |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 7,656 members who have rated Chesapeake believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Quaker08, succinctly summed up the Chesapeake bull case for our community:
New chairman of board (Archie Dunham) is starting to clean up this mess. Expect an experienced new CEO in the next few months to bring some accountability back to the company. I expect sales of non-core assets to continue until [Chesapeake] is focused on only a handful of basins (Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Niobrara, and Utica). This transformation could unlock the value in [Chesapeake's] assets.
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