Is This Oil & Gas Producer the Best in the Business?

In this segment, Motley Fool analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss their top 5 energy companies to watch. The top five can be found here.

Devon Energy is among our favorite oil & gas investments, with oil production soaring and capital expenditures geared at targeting liquids heavy, high ROI plays in North America. Unlike a number of Devon's peers, the company has a sturdy and unleveraged balance sheet, with $4.2 billion in cash and a 23% net debt-to-cap ratio.

Investors today are looking at a conservative oil & gas producer trading well below its net asset value. With high oil prices and the potential for a slight rise in natural gas producers, Devon Energy looks like a tremendous value.

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