Why Petrobras Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, South American oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Petrobras and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Petrobras facts
Headquarters (founded) | Rio de Janeiro (1953) |
Market Cap | $128.2 billion |
Industry | Integrated oil and gas |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $134.2 billion |
Management | CEO Maria das Gracas Silva Foster (since 2012) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 9.9% |
Cash / Debt | $26.0 billion / $91.6 billion |
Dividend Yield | 1.2% |
Competitors | BP |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 635 members who have rated Petrobras believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, mpp100, succinctly summed up the Petrobras bull case for our community:
Once oil demand picks back up after the world fixes its collective economic debacle, [Petrobras] will gain. When will that happen? No idea although I think we're seeing some signs of it now. I'll go out on a limb and call for a double in 5 yrs. Collect the dividend while you wait.
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