Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Marathon Oil
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Marathon's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Marathon facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Houston, Texas (1887) |
Market Cap |
$16.46 billion |
Industry |
Integrated Oil and Gas |
TTM Revenue |
$75.94 billion |
Management |
CEO Clarence Cazalot, Jr. (since 2002) |
Return on Equity (average last three years) |
30.3% |
Dividend Yield |
3.7% |
Competitors |
Sunoco |
CAPS members bullish on MRO also bullish on |
Valero Energy |
CAPS members bearish on MRO also bearish on |
Chevron |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, fully 1185 of the 1239 members who have rated Marathon -- almost 96% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These Fools include cmanasco and Harry0925.
Last month, cmanasco tapped Marathon as a particularly special situation: "With the potential for Marathon to split its business into two equally valuable groups there is serious potential here for a double in the next couple of months, how often do you see that in recessionary times?!"
In a pitch just a day before, Harry0925 elaborated on the proposed value-unlocking break-up:
Company is breaking up, will unlock significant value. Has 1.2B BOE in proved reserves, and refining business had revenue of $56B last year. Using conservative multiples yields a much higher price. They are selling assets this quarter for $1.1B, will sell more assets for $2-4B next quarter, and earned $2B last quarter. Note the market cap is only $20B. Yield is currently about 3.5% and balance sheet is strong.
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