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  • Energize Your Portfolio for Bigger Gains With Smaller Risk

    By Ken McGaha - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: DVN, XOM, ROSE

    Market valuations of different businesses, even within the same industry, can vary wildly at any given time. Small businesses tend to have more growth potential, but also entail greater risk; large ones offer more safety but less growth. Identifying the cheapest, small or mid-sized businesses in an industry and pairing the investment with one of the largest gives investors the opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds. Applying this more »

  • This E&P Energy Play Continues to Impress

    By Nick Chiu - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, DVN

    Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC)), with a market cap of approximately $43.9 billion, is a company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It operates in three segments: oil and gas exploration and production, midstream and marketing.

    For Q1 2013, Anadarko reported a solid quarter. Excluding one-time items, the company had a profit of $1.08 per share, beating analysts’ expectation of $0.94 per share more »

  • This Oil E&P Company Is Extremely Cheap

    By Matthew Frankel - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, DVN

    Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) is one of the largest American oil exploration and production (E&P) companies, with operations in seven countries.  Apache runs about 100 oil rigs, and has done well in terms of increasing its productivity in recent years.  Despite this fact, and despite the great quarter the company just reported, shares are still trading close to their 52-week low and are valued at around 8 times earnings more »

  • Will This Gas Producer Continue to Rally?

    By Lior Cohen - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CHK, DVN

    The recent recovery of natural gas hasn’t passed by Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Shares of the company rose by 16% since the beginning of the year. It's not out of the woods just yet, but will its shares continue to rally as the year progresses? Will Chesapeake’s upcoming first-quarter financial reports disappoint investors? Let’s explore these issues further.

    Let try and answer these questions by taking more »

  • More Bankruptcies In The Oil and Gas Space?

    By Mike Thiessen - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: DVN, GMXRQ, SWN

    The announcement that GMX Resources (NASDAQOTH: GMXRQ) had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection did not come as a surprise to many market-watchers who had paid close attention to the company's declining fortunes. Although the general public may not have been aware of the dire financial straits in which GMX found itself until the company's March 11, 2013 declaration that it would indefinitely suspend the dividend on its more »

  • More Bankruptcies In The Oil and Gas Space?

    By Mike Thiessen - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: DVN, GMXRQ, SWN

    The announcement that GMX Resources (NASDAQOTH: GMXRQ) had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection did not come as a surprise to many market-watchers who had paid close attention to the company's declining fortunes. Although the general public may not have been aware of the dire financial straits in which GMX found itself until the company's March 11, 2013 declaration that it would indefinitely suspend the dividend on its more »

  • Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

    By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

    Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.

    Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

  • Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

    By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

    Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.

    Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

  • More Bankruptcies In The Oil and Gas Space?

    By Mike Thiessen - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: DVN, SWN

    The announcement that GMX Resources (OTC: GMXRQ) had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection did not come as a surprise to many market-watchers who had paid close attention to the company's declining fortunes. Although the general public may not have been aware of the dire financial straits in which GMX found itself until the company's March 11, 2013 declaration that it would indefinitely suspend the dividend on its more »

  • Hedge Fund Mount Kellett Boosts its Stake in This Energy Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: APA, CHK, DVN, EOG, SD

    At the beginning of January, SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD), a $2.6 billion market cap exploration and production company which primarily produces natural gas, was one of the largest holdings by market value in Mount Kellett Capital Management’s portfolio. An activist battle has been brewing at SandRidge.

    On the one hand, investors such as Mount Kellett and TPG-Axon Capital Management have been trying to remove unpopular CEO Tom Ward more »

  • Become a Drillionaire

    By James Catlin - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CHK, DVN | Editor's Choice

    The United States has recently grasped that it sits atop some of the largest natural gas deposits in the world. These largely untapped resources have the potential to alter the energy landscape domestically and abroad.

    Demand for this commodity has increased substantially over the years.

    Some major developments have recently been taking place in two very important end use points for natural gas.  In 2007 the total consumed for transportation more »

  • Will African Fields Help This Energy Company Get Better?

    By Satarupa Bose - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: DVN, SLB, EGY

    To survive in a time of fast depleting reserves in the face of the increasing consumption, the only way out for oil and natural gas companies is to explore new reserves, and increase their acreage position. But one is not always successful in finding what they are looking for by drilling a well, and this can eat into profit. That is what exactly happened with VAALCO Energy (NYSE: EGY). How more »

  • Billionaire Warren Buffett's Next Elephant

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CHK, DVN, NSC, UNP

    Some interesting news caught my interest on what could indeed be Buffett's next elephant. Berkshire's Burlington Northern Santa Fe is pursing the use of natural gas as its primary fuel for powering its railcars. This brings to light thoughts as to whether Buffett could, or should, be considering his next buyout target as a natural gas company. So which natural gas companies could Buffett snatch up? 

    Behind only more »

  • Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

    By Erin McBride - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

    Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.

    Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

  • Could Condensate Pricing in the Eagle Ford Slip?

    By Peter Horn - March 11, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, DVN, EOG

    EOG Resource’s (NYSE: EOG) latest slide deck has an interesting scrap of information. Its significance was highlighted by a late question buried at the end of its quarterly conference call. Mark Papa revealed that EOG is seeing signs of weakness in Eagle Ford condensate pricing. If condensate prices weaken significantly, the impact on Eagle Ford producers could be significant, providing double trouble in this period of weak natural gas more »

  • You Can Still Win in the Energy Sector...Here's How

    By Jordo Bivona - March 9, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, DVN, HES

    Devon Energy's (NYSE: DVN) results for the fourth quarter show the effect of both lower price realization for its major products, and impairment charges caused by the depressed state of the natural gas market. Below, I will examine these results and explain why Devon continues to be a strong investment choice for those looking at the oil and gas sector.

    Financials

    Devon reported a net loss of $357 million more »

  • Insiders Have Been Buying Shares of This Energy Company

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, BP, DVN, XOM

    William Montgomery, a member of Apache's (NYSE: APA) Board of Directors, purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock on March 5 at an average price of $73.11 per share. He now owns a little over 12,000 shares directly, and so in percentage terms this is a significant increase in his holdings. Studies show that insider purchases are bullish signals, and we’d explain this by more »

  • Good News from Great Companies

    By Robert Zimmerman - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: COG, DVN, LNCO, LINE, WPZ

    Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) reported its 4Q 2012 and it beat analysts’ expectations with a stick. Expectations had been bearish, but any concerns were crushed by Cabot earning 27 cents a share, well over the 22 cents a share consensus. More good news came from the natural gas reserves front. Cabot reported its 2012 year end reserves increased 27% over 2011. And that growth was all organic. Gas production more »

  • An Insider Bought Shares of This Energy Company

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, DVN, SD, SWN, UPL

    Ultra Petroleum's (NYSE: UPL) Controller and vice president Garland Shaw bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock on March 4 at an average price of $16.20, according to a filing with the SEC. Shaw now owns almost 13,000 shares of Ultra’s stock, so in percentage terms this is a significant increase. Insider purchases are generally considered to be bullish signals, since the insider already more »

  • Tweedy Browne's Top Stocks (Part II)

    By Anh HOANG - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: COP, DVN, ECA, EOG

    In my previous article, I wrote about Tweedy Browne’s two largest positions: Johnson & Johnson and Cisco Systems. Those two stocks seem to be qualified for investors to hold for the long run. In this article, I will cover two oil/gas stocks that Tweedy Browne is bullish about. One is Devon Energy Corp (NYSE: DVN) and the other is ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP). Those two stocks combined accounted for 10 more »

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