5 Energy Stocks in Gurus' Portfolios

Transocean, Occidental Petroleum top the list

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May 14, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following energy stocks are popular among gurus.

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, Financial) is held by five gurus.

The company, which provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, has a market cap of $6.18 billion and an enterprise value of $13.18 billion. Its revenue of $2.85 billion has declined 11.40% annually over the past 10 years.

The current stock price of $13.42 is 0.56% below its 52-week high and 86.39% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a 26% gain.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.25%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41%.

Four gurus have positions in Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY, Financial).

The oil and gas producer has a market cap of $64.22 billion and enterprise value of $72.92 billion. Its revenue of $13.31 billion has declined 4.80% annually over the past decade.

The current stock price of $83.86 is 0.50% below its 52-week high and 44.99% above its 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned a 38% gain.

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.52% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 0.49%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.46% and the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41%.

Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC, Financial) is held by five gurus.

The oil and gas company has a market cap of $9.33 billion and an enterprise value of $10.36 billion. Its revenue of $2.03 billion has increased 0.40% over the past 10 years.

The current stock price of $97.82 is 24.85% below its 52-week high and 11.18% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a loss of 17%.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.33% of outstanding shares, followed by Charles de Vaulx (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.7%, Cohen with 0.58% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.51%.

Eight gurus are invested in Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD, Financial).

The independent oil and gas exploration and production company has a market cap of $34.63 billion and an enterprise value of $35.64 billion. Its revenue of $6.33 billion has increased 6.60% annually over the past decade.

The current stock price of $203.19 is 0.92% below its 52-week high and 61.96% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a gain of 18%.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.17% of outstanding shares, followed by John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.5% and John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.

Three gurus have positions in Halcon Resources Corp. (HK, Financial).

The company, which is involved in the exploration and development of onshore liquids-rich oil and natural gas assets in the United States, has a market cap of $789.45 million and an enterprise value of $1.02 billion.

The current stock price of $4.92 is 45.76% below its 52-week high and 33.70% above its 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned a loss of 25%.

Simons is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.43% of outstanding shares, followed by Cohen with 0.57%, Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% and Greenblatt with 0.01%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.