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 +0.00%) 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 |
$8.8 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 |
Chairman/CEO Michael Jennings CFO Douglas Aron |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
27.6% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.5 billion / $1.3 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.9% |
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Competitors |
ExxonMobil Valero Energy Western Refining |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 863 members who have rated HollyFrontier believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, All-Star joryko, tapped HollyFrontier as a particularly tempting bargain opportunity:
Another good old fashioned Ben Graham screener pick here.
Maintains a 2.8% dividend, Price to Cash Flow of only 4, Price to Book of 1.4, and has twice as much cash as debt -- $2.5B versus $1.3B.
Even using its 2014 EPS outlook, which is only $4.75, HollyFrontier Corp.'s Graham Number still sits at $57.50, a nice 30% premium to its current price.
Admittedly, I know very little about the company, just that it meets Graham's requirements for a good Defensive stock selection, so I will roll the dice and see what happens.
