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• Despite Its Many Problems, Petrobras Represents Value For Investors

  By Matt Smith - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, XOM, PBR

  Over the last year Petrobras’ (NYSE: PBR) share price has moved like a rollercoaster, oscillating between a high of just over $20 per share and a low of just over $14 per share, to now be down by 15%. Despite the many problems that Petrobras has experienced, I believe that at its current price it represents significant value for long-term risk tolerant investors, and in this article I will explain more »

• 4 Firms With Growth Potential Near or Below Book Value

  By Brendan Marasco - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: APA, BP, XOM, UPL, WPX

  The energy industry is here to stay.

  Data from the Energy Information Administration reveals that just U.S. natural gas production is expected to increase 44% through 2040. Furthermore, the case shows that shale gas (gas trapped in rocks underground) production will grow 113% through 2040, nearly 4.2% annualized growth. Even if those estimates are not met, the following companies will generate investor value because of their financial positions more »

• Is Exxon Mobil a Buy?

  By Robert Ciura - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, COP, XOM

  We live in a world that has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for energy. Particularly in the emerging markets, it appears as if there’s no end to the amount of energy we consume. As a result, it shouldn’t be surprising the number of extremely profitable integrated oil majors that have pumped out steadily rising profits and dividends for their shareholders for many years.

  There’s perhaps no better example more »

• Mexican Privatization Could Bolster Dividends

  By Callum Turcan - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, PBR, RDS-A

  A change not seen since 1938 is coming. 1938 was the last time US oil companies operated in Mexico before the creation of Pemex, which stands for Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-run oil company. In 1938, Mexico nationalized its oil and gas sector, seizing all foreign assets and making it illegal for foreign oil companies to operate in Mexico. They forced all foreign companies out of Mexico's petroleum sector more »

• The Payout Ratio Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

  By Joshua Bondy - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, XOM, TWC, UNP |

  Searching for a good dividend stock is straight forward, but it can be easy to gloss over deeper problems. Many people look at a few basic metrics like the dividend yield, the dividend payout ratio and the revenue growth rate, and then create a dividend portfolio. This process ignores the quality of a company's cash flow, which is very important.

  The search process

  Many investors look for a stock more »

• Don't Be Afraid, Go Direct

  By Reuben Brewer - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: EMR, XOM, SO

  The deep market sell offs after the tech and housing bubbles have left a generation of investors with a changed view of the stock market. While a little fear isn't a bad thing, it is important to keep investing. For those who want to stay away from the stock market, direct stock purchase plans are a good way to buy into great companies without getting involved with Wall Street more »

• Team LNG or Team Chemical?

  By Erin McBride - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: AA, XOM, HUN, DOW

  It's not that U.S. chemical companies are against liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. It's just that it is really hard for them to pretend not to be against them.

  The largest U.S. chemical companies have issued statements that they want to see a “balanced approach” to exports- which is a polite way to say they don’t mind the exports, as long as exports don’t more »

• 4 Ways You Can Beat the Fed

  By Marie Palumbo - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, GM, HPQ, SLV, GLD

  It’s no secret the Fed control’s interest rates. While many Americans picture Ben Bernanke in a back room adjusting interest rates with a lever, the system is a bit more complicated. Boiled down, the Fed can either buy or sell government-backed securities to manipulate interest rates. Purchasing infuses the banking system with cash, lowering rates (this is called quantitative easing.)

  The Fed artificially lowered rates through continuous purchases more »

• Total SA: Inexpensive yet Overperforming

  By Awais Iqbal - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: BP, XOM, TOT

  The Oil industry is booming again as WTI crude rose to a two week high in anticipation of an increase in demand for fuel due to better than expected U.S. employment gains. In this oil sector, Total SA (NYSE: TOT) appears to be a good option for investors for several reasons. Firstly, the company is highly undervalued compared to its peers. Secondly, the financial performance of the company is more »

• This Cheap Energy Company Has a Positive Outlook

  By Anh HOANG - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, XOM

  Since the beginning of the year, Apache (NYSE: APA) has appreciated 8%, much lower than the S&P 500’s return of 14%. Interestingly, Apache is in the portfolio of many famous investors including Brian Rogers, Wallace Weitz, and oil guru T. Boone Pickens. What might make investors excited is the fact that Apache is the second-largest position of Pickens, accounting for 9.5% of his portfolio. Is Apache cheap more »

• Which Oil Stock Will Make You Really Rich?

  By Marina Avilkina - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, PBR, TOT

  As oil/gas reserves have been depleting with time, a large part of these reserves are now controlled by national entities. However, there is still a large share of oil that the private sector explores, produces, and refines. In this article, I will be comparing three major oil companies – ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Total (NYSE: TOT), and Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) – in terms of value being offered to investors.

  Financial review

  Currently more »

• 2 Stocks Poised to Profit From the Coming Oil Boom

  By Marie Palumbo - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CHK, CVX, COP, XOM

  For the first time in nearly 20 years, government estimates project that te U.S. will produce more oil than it imports. Not only should this bring stability to American pump prices, but it also provides a great opportunity to make money through energy stocks. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) are two big names preparing to make a killing. But there’s more--below is look at which companies more »

• 4 Dividend Stocks That Will Hold You Back

  By Marie Palumbo - June 16, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CHK, KO, XOM, VZ

  Investor excitement flows through the air: for the first time ever, the Dow Jones industrial average broke 15,000. In only five months in 2013, the Dow has risen more than 16%, better than 2011 and 2012 combined. That said, now is a great time to evaluate your portfolio.

  Winners and losers

  During an expansion, there are winners and losers (the under-performers). The latest winners are cyclical stocks. These companies more »

• Emerging Positive Catalysts Make Chevron a Promising Opportunity

  By Matt Smith - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CVX, XOM

  One of the world’s largest publically tradable energy company’s Chevron (NYSE: CVX), has seen its share price remain relatively flat for the year to date underperforming the S&P 500 by 3%. This poor performance has been on the back of a poor full year 2012 result, declining crude prices, increased legal risks and cost blowouts at key projects. But there are now a range of positive catalysts more »

• Chevron Is All About Stability and Growth

  By Nicholas Kitonyi - June 12, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CVX, COP, XOM

  Chevron (NYSE: CVX) hit a new 52-week high two weeks ago. Chevron is a stable stock, with a beta of 1.17. The oil and gas company operates in two main systems, upstream and downstream, which include exploration, development and production as well as refinery and marketing. Chevron is the second largest oil and gas company in the U.S., after ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), and is ranked fifth globally more »

• This Norwegian Oil and Gas Company Is Cheap

  By Anh HOANG - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, STO, TOT

  In the search for investment opportunities in the oil and gas business, I came across Statoil (NYSE: STO), the Norwegian integrated energy company. Statoil’s stock price performance has been worse than its peers, including ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Total (NYSE: TOT). Since the beginning of the year, while ExxonMobil gained 5.7% and Total decreased by 4.2%, Statoil experienced a 10.6% decline on the market. Is Statoil more »

• Powering America's Future: How You Can Profit

  By James Catlin - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, XOM, KMI, KMP

  Recently the Energy Information Administration (EIA) published projections for future electricity generation through the year 2040. While coal-fired power plants currently have the largest share of electricity to the US power grid, and will continue to have it, natural gas is projected to make large gains.

  Chart Courtesy of The EIA

  Having a glimpse of the future often can provide investors with the insight needed to profit over time. Knowing more »

• Wait for These Overpriced Dividend Stocks to Fall

  By Timothy Green - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: CL, XOM, MKC

  In a previous article entitled A Dividend Watchlist for the Pullback I put a buy target on three currently overpriced dividend stocks and suggested keeping a watchlist to take advantage of the current pullback in high-yield stocks. Today I'm introducing my Dividend Growth Watchlist, which you can view at any time by going here, and which includes those three previous stocks as well as three more dividend stocks I more »

• ExxonMobil Secures Its Future With a Cool Half Mil

  By Jaiyant Cavale - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CVX, XOM

  We usually hear and read about drilling plans, new discoveries and valuable tenders being signed by oil and gas companies. However, the most valuable investments that a company can make is to train its own employees.

  Training employees in chemical, construction and oil- and gas-related skills will help corporations not only to build goodwill among communities, but also boost their future prospects of increased revenue and profits. Attrition, lack of more »

• Billionaire David Shaw’s Cheap Stock Picks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, XOM, MPC, PFE, WFC

  We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire David Shaw’s large hedge fund D.E. Shaw. While one way to make use of this information is to compile 13Fs and use them to develop investment strategies (we have found, for example, that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds earn an average excess return of 18 percentage points per more »

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