Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas company Adams Resources & Energy
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Adams' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Adams facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Houston (1973) |
| Market Cap | $235.4 million |
| Industry | Oil and gas refining and marketing |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.0 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO K.S. Adams Jr. President/COO Frank Webster |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 8.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $53.1 million / $0 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Competitors |
Abraxas Petroleum ExxonMobil |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 140 members who have rated Adams believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, dreamjob, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Starting to generate strong owner earnings. Nice return on investment capital and [cash return on invested capital]. Well managed (nice flow ratio), and earnings are growing nicely. No debt, and this company is cheap right now.
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