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  • Pioneer Southwest Downgrades are an Entry Opportunity

    By Cory Renauer - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: MCEP, PXD, PSE

    Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners (NYSE: PSE) is an upstream master limited partnership formed by parent company Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) in 2007. The partnership was formed to own and acquire oil and gas assets mainly in the West Texas Spraberry field. As an MLP, the partnership receives tax breaks significant enough that it boasts an effective tax rate of about 1%. These savings allow the partnership to distribute larger more »

  • Four Noteworthy Analyst Calls

    By Brian Nichols - February 22, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, PSE, RFMD, PAY

    An analyst’s call can be a major catalyst for movement in a stock. In the past I have written in detail about such subjects, as a call can often create a domino effect of revised outlooks and either buying or selling of a stock. In this piece I am looking at four stocks that traded with excessive volatility thanks to the notes issued by analysts; these are calls worth more »

  • 5 MLPs With High Yields and Low PE Ratios

    By Joshua Bondy - October 13, 2012 | Tickers: BBEP, EROC, LGCY, PSE, QRE

    Oil and gas MLPs offer high yields and an interesting tax structure but do they provide good value? The MLPs listed below have some of the lowest PE ratios in the industry and they all have dividend rates over 7%. The differing debt ratios and returns on invested capital show that there is definitely variation within the industry. Going beyond simple PE ratios and yield rates develops a clearer understanding more »

  • The Better Buy in Oil & Gas

    By Chad Henage - May 14, 2012 | Tickers: MVO, PSE

    With the market recently hitting a rough patch, these are the times to look for bargains in sectors that you aren't invested in. With this in mind, I ran a screen on The Motley Fool CAPS Screener for energy companies with at least a 2% yield, 10% or better past EPS growth, and a CAPS rating of at least 4 stars. Of the companies this screen returned, two looked promising, MV Oil Trust (NYSE: MVO) and Pioneer Southwest Energy (NYSE: PSE). Both companies operate in the oil and natural gas field and both pay good dividends, but which one is better? That's what we're here to find out.

  • 5 Great Energy Stocks with Room to Run

    By Michael French - January 28, 2012 | Tickers: BTE, EVEP, PSE, QRE, VNR

    The energy sector can be unpredictably explosive but equally as cutthroat as energy companies live in a dog eat dog environment. Because the world will always need energy and continues to need more of it each year than the last, there are plenty of successful stocks that have stood out against the rest as dependable long term options for income investors, who utilize dividends to reinvest and strengthen their position more »