5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: National Oilwell Varco
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oilfield services specialist National Oilwell Varco (NYS: NOV) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at National Oilwell's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
National Oilwell facts
Headquarters (founded) | Houston (1862) |
Market Cap | $30.0 billion |
Industry | Oil and gas equipment and services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $15.8 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Merrill Miller, Jr. |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.1% |
Cash/Debt | $3.4 billion / $510.0 million |
Dividend Yield | 0.7% |
Competitors | McDermott International |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 3,557 of the members who have rated National Oilwell believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those bulls, mario17, tapped the stock as a particularly solid bargain opportunity: "National Oilwell Varco has been recently down because of global economic fears, but the company is a worldwide leader in equipment and components use in the oil and gas industry. ... I think it is set for the next decade to take advantage of its leadership in the trend in offshore oil-drilling."
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