ExxonMobil Corp
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Desperate for Gas
By Reuben Brewer - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, XOM, RDS-B, UPL
Japan's nuclear disaster, and subsequent shift away from the power source, has left the country short on power. With few natural resources of its own, it has been importing what it needs. Natural gas is a big part of that, but The United States isn't a player... yet.
Nuclear Concerns
Japan suffered one of the few nuclear power related disasters that have been seen in the world. However more »
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Beware of Dividends Fueled by Natural Gas
By Joshua Bondy - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, ECA, XOM
In a world starving for income, companies with a paltry yield suddenly become attractive. Sculpting a strong yielding portfolio isn't as simple as setting up a stock screener and hitting search. The energy sector is especially volatile and inexperienced management teams can offer dividends in a very imprudent manner. Chaotically organized hedging programs only make earnings more volatile. It is very important to look at potential instabilities in a more »
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The Worlds Biggest Dividends, Part 1
By Reuben Brewer - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, XOM
After its 15% dividend hike, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the world's biggest aggregate dividend payment. Rounding out the top spots are ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and AT&T (NYSE: T).
Top Dog
Howard Silverblatt, an analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices, was recently quoted by Barron's as highlighting Apple as the world's biggest dividend payer, pushing past Exxon by an aggregate $170 million. That assumes that Exxon more »
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ExxonMobil Gains From Turkey’s Secret Pacts With Kurdistan
By Jaiyant Cavale - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, MRO, TOT
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), which announced last month that it allocated $1.65 billion just to develop the West Qurna 1 oil field in Kurdistan this year, may see a lot of improvements in the way its business takes place in the contested region. In April, Turkey and Iraqi Kurds signed a secret energy pact that may have far-reaching consequences for energy companies like ExxonMobil that operate in Iraq's Kurdistan more »
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The Oil Major's Review
By Federico Zaldua - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, RDS-A, TOT
Let's take a look at three big oil companies. If you read my blogs often, you may already know that I am long British Petroleum because I am convinced it is significantly undervalued. That said, I am all set to analyze other big oil companies. Some of them are great but way too expensive, while others might soon start transformational periods. Let's see if one of the following more »
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Three Dividend Stocks for Stable Dividends
By siraj sarwar - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, XOM, GIS
I have been looking for companies that make profits, pay rich dividends, and have increased their dividends in the last five years. Companies that increase their dividends are deeming to be more stable. Increasing dividends indicate the retention of purchasing power of dividend income over time.
In this article, I have highlighted three such companies that consistently increased their dividends. The financial strengths of these three companies enable them to more »
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Fracking Just Keeps on Growing: The Three Forks Edition
By Joshua Bondy - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: CLR, EOG, XOM, KOG
The United States Geological Survey recently reviewed earlier studies of the Bakken and Three Forks formations. Three Forks is below the Bakken formation and continued improvements in fracking are opening up these harder to reach areas. The latest government findings have a mean estimated resource of 7.4 billion barrels (BBO) of undiscovered and technically recoverable oil; a serious boost from the earlier 2008 estimate of 3.65 BBO. With more »
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Portfolio Review, First Quarter Results Are Here!
By Federico Zaldua - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: SAN, BP, XOM
Two out of my top five holdings have released first-quarter results. According to me, they are all sustainable dividend payers and, specially one of them, is ready to outperform the market. Below is my analysis of first-quarter results of a couple of my holdings.
Stay long
The magic is working, and as I have mentioned before, there is a successful turnaround story at BP (NYSE: BP). Its first quarter figures more »
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ExxonMobil Is a Must Buy
By Sean Sullivan - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: BP, COP, XOM
Recently, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) posted a slight increase in first quarter earnings. I believe its prospects and growth potential make it a much better investment choice than Chevron, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) or BP (ADR) (NYSE: BP).
Overview
The chart below shows the stock performance of ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP over the last four years.
In April 2009, all four companies traded at roughly the same more »
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5 Dividend Stocks That Are as Safe as Treasuries
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, XOM, GE, JNJ, MSFT
Standard & Poor’s currently gives United States Treasuries a credit rating of AA+, just below the maximum AAA credit rating (the other two major ratings agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, still give the U.S. their highest rating). Current Treasury yields are quite low, possibly reflecting a market view that U.S. debt has little risk. Meanwhile, some stocks with higher credit ratings pay considerably higher dividend yields and interest more »
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Apple Still Has a Cash Hoard "Problem," and That's Great News
By Jason Hall - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, XOM, GOOG, MSFT |
"What will Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) do with its massive cash hoard?"
This is probably the most reported-upon single aspect of any public company in history. Millions of words have been written and spoken about this topic: And while they have ranged into the outlandish, like Apple buying Intel, or one of the other several hundred S&P 500 components that the company has enough cash to buy, typically the two more »
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Turnaround of Asia’s Largest Refiner
By Sarfaraz Khan - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, SNP, XOM, PTR, RDSA, RDS-A
Asia’s refining giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (NYSE: SNP), more commonly known as Sinopec, has recently released its quarterly results in which its profits increased by 24% due to a significant and much awaited turnaround of its refining business. The Chinese authorities have been keeping a lid on oil prices to curtail inflation, but they have been moving towards more market friendly fuel pricing policies, which will change more »
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Another Year, and Another Dividend Increase for These Dividend Stalwarts
By Robert Ciura - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, XOM, PG
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time. For investors who’d rather not have to keep their eyes glued to every market headline, pinning their retirement hopes and dreams on the daily prices of their stocks, dividends are a reliable source of returns. Dividends allow you to sleep well at night, knowing that those checks will arrive, regardless of the prevailing more »
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This Energy Stock Is Undervalued
By Shas Dey - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, XOM, TOT
The oil and gas industry in the U.S. has some of the world’s biggest names like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). These two stocks have good long-term growth prospects. However, in this post, I am going to discuss about Total (NYSE: TOT), a European oil giant and the third largest stock on the ADR index list.
It is not just another player in this sector; it more »
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A World Filled With Oil Part I
By Reuben Brewer - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, COP, XOM
Oil and natural gas are two of the most frequently used energy sources in the world. Although both are commodities and frequently suffer large price swings, the companies that extract them tend to be fairly stable. That makes them great investment options for most investors.
Big Oil
For better or for worse, the world has embraced oil as a primary energy source. Gasoline is made from it, homes are heated more »
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The Fallacy of Benchmark Investing
By Jeff Stouffer - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: XOM, IXC, RDS-A
The endless argument between active-versus-passive investment management styles appears to be one with no end in sight. Exchange-traded funds, for all of their great features and benefits, fall well within the passive-management camp.
ETFs are designed to track an index by holding all the underlying components. This creates another rhetorical question: “If the benchmark delivers mediocre returns, does outperforming this benchmark indicate a sign of superior investment management?”
An example more »
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One Reason to Be Excited About Exxon
By Daniel Murray - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, COP, XOM, RDSA
In the world of investing, many have advocated the straightforward and often boring strategy of regular investments in large companies providing a valuable product and a healthy dividend. There is perhaps no company that fits this style more than ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM).
Lackluster news
While there has been some news about the company recently, it offers very little to engage the interest of potential shareholders. On April 10 Morgan Stanley more »
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3 Great Picks for the Energy Investor
By Victor Selva - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: APA, XOM, PXD
In the highly competitive oil and gas industry, some of the companie stand out for their scale and geographical reach. In this article, I will analyze three of the main players in the arena, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD), and Apache (NYSE: APA), in order to elucidate which giant offers the best investment prospects:
A bright energy play
Oil and natural gas company Pioneer Natural Resources established more »
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Why Apple Is Just Not a Growth Stock Anymore
By Mark Morelli - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, XOM, JNJ |
Along with revenue (up by 11%) and earnings (down year-over-year for the first time in ten years), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) also announced two other important things that should matter to investors: a dividend increase and expansion of its stock buyback program. The company will return a total of $100 billion to shareholders over the next three years. No minor thing.
The tech giant will raise its payout by 15% to more »
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Why You Should Buy ConocoPhillips
By Ishtiaq Ahmed - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: COP, XOM, PSX
The energy sector is reshaping rapidly as the participants try to replace depleting reserves. We are seeing divestitures, spin-offs and shedding of non-core assets to streamline the core businesses, as well as focus on high-growth segments. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is one of the most important players in the sector, and last year spun off its downstream business into Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), an independent entity. As a result, the company more »