Why RPC Is Poised to Keep Poppin'
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil-field services provider RPChas earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at RPC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
RPC facts
Headquarters (founded) | Atlanta (1984) |
Market Cap | $3.3 billion |
Industry | Oil and gas equipment and services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $2.0 billion |
Management | CEO Richard Hubbell (since 2009) CFO Ben Palmer (since 1996) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 36.5% |
Cash/Debt | $14.2 million / $107.0 million |
Dividend Yield | 2.6% |
Competitors | Baker Hughes Halliburton Schlumberger |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 486 members who have rated RPC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of weeks ago, one of those Fools, hend6, succinctly summed up the RPC bull case for our community:
A strong balance sheet shows a continued lowering of debt to assets. Decent P/E and a solid dividend yield. As practices of fracking in shale continue growing, and based on the lack of legislation pushing for alternative energies, oil should have no problem thriving in the next few years.
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