4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: SandRidge

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas producer SandRidge Energy (NYS: SD) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at SandRidge's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

SandRidge facts

Headquarters (founded)

Oklahoma City (1984)

Market Cap

$2.8 billion

Industry

Oil and gas drilling and exploration

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$1.5 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Tom Ward
CFO James Bennett

Return on Capital (average, past 3 years)

12.1%

Cash/Debt

$127.8 million / $2.8 billion

Competitors

Apache
Brigham Exploration
Occidental Permian


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 1,496 members who have rated SandRidge believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, Wakester0, helped bring the opportunity to our community's attention:

Low PEG of .18, this stock has loads of potential. Nicely transitioned their focus from natural gas to oil in the last few years, and made dirt cheap purchases of promising areas for drilling. Like how they've positioned themselves.

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