4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: BP
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, integrated oil giant BP (NYSE: BP) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at BP's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
BP facts
Headquarters (Founded) | London (1889) |
Market Cap | $138.8 billion |
Industry | Integrated oil and gas |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $362.2 billion |
Management | CEO Robert Dudley (since 2010) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 9.2% |
Cash/Debt | $18.3 billion / $45.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
Competitors | Chevron (NYS: CVX) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 5,210 members who have rated BP believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Slyfox666 and glassbd86.
Earlier this fall, Slyfox666 tapped BP as a slick value pick:
Should reach a price of $65 per share within 3 years just to reach the P/E of its industry group. Also, the dividend yield is now about 4%. ... There is strong pressure in UK for BP to restore the dividend to its old, or higher, level.
In fact, BP currently sports a cheapish P/E of 6.0. That represents a discount to competitors Chevron (7.5), Conoco (9.3), and Exxon (8.3).
CAPS member glassbd86 elaborates on the bargain opportunity:
The problem with bad news is that people grossly overstate the potential impacts. Did BP lose $100 billion in value during the oil spill? Probably not. $20 billion? Sure. $50bn? Quite possibly. But the market priced in $100bn, and soon decided it wasn't that bad. ...
BP is looking attractive again. The dividend has returned, albeit at a much smaller amount, but one that looks attractive given the price. Right now the biggest concern to the industry seems to be temporary commodities weakness. I say temporary.
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