Monday, March 11, 2013

Why Chevron Is Poised to Outperform

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX  ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Chevron and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Chevron facts

Headquarters (Founded)

San Ramon, Calif. (1879)

Market Cap

$228.0 billion

Industry

Integrated oil and gas

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$224.8 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO John Watson
CFO Patricia Yarrington

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

21.2%

Cash/Debt

$21.6 billion / $12.3 billion

Dividend Yield

3.1%

Competitors

BP (NYSE: BP  )
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP  )
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  )

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 4,235 members who have rated Chevron believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, hend6, succinctly summed up the Chevron bull case for our community: "Gargantuan company with great income year-over-year for the last few years, a strong balance sheet, continued share repurchases, a great dividend yield, and a slightly more diversified platform than other similarly large conglomerates."

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