Why Bristow Is Poised to Keep Flying
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Bristow Group , which provides helicopter service to the offshore oil industry, has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Bristow, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Bristow facts
Headquarters (founded) | Houston (1969) |
Market Cap | $2.4 billion |
Industry | Oil and gas equipment services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.3 billion |
Management | CEO William Chiles (since 2004) CFO Jonathan Baliff (since 2010) |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 7.1% |
Cash/Debt | $231.9 million / $900.6 million |
Dividend Yield | 1.3% |
Competitors | PHI Seacor Holdings |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 234 members who have rated Bristow believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Jason Moser (TMFJMo), succinctly summed up the Bristow bull case for our community:
These guys have a pretty enviable competitive position as the biggest player in their space. High economic barriers to entry and there is plenty of investment going on in offshore/deepwater exploration. National Oilwell Varco CEO Pete Miller has even called this "the deepwater century." Bristow's services will be in demand and the stock will win because of it.
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