Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, European oil and gas giant Total
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Total's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Total facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Paris (1924) |
| Market Cap | $110.6 billion |
| Industry | Integrated oil and gas |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $218.3 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Christophe de Margerie CFO Patrick de la Chevardiere |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 18.3% |
| Cash/Debt | $18.8 billion / $42.2 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 5.4% |
| Competitors |
BP ExxonMobil |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 1,378 members who have rated Total believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, 19leonard, tapped the stock as a rather timely bargain opportunity:
[Total] has been declining along with most oil stocks in the last 4-5 weeks, probably extra penalized for the North Sea oil spill. Its fundamentals are solid with limited downward risk (5.2% div, P/E below 7), while this is a [$100 billion market cap] company with a diversified portfolio across the energy sector. Expansion plans look solid and on a global basis.
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