4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: FMC Technologies

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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, energy services specialist FMC Technologies (NYS: FTI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

FMC facts

Headquarters (founded)

Houston (2000)

Market Cap

$9.8 billion

Industry

Oil and gas equipment and services

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$5.4 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO John Gremp
CFO Maryann Seaman

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

32.4%

Cash/Debt

$361.6 million / $743.0 million

Competitors

Aker Solutions
Cameron International
GE Oil & Gas


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

On CAPS, 96% of the 529 members who have rated FMC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFMattyA, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:

Very interesting company here. Provides subsea systems to offshore drillers. Estimates it can cut the cost of offshore drilling in half.

With the BP disaster firmly in the rearview mirror, I expect corporations and governments to continue to pursue more offshore drilling, especially as cheaper sources of oil continue to dwindle.

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