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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Brian D. Pacampara :: Townhall.com Columnist
4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Marathon Oil
by Brian D. Pacampara
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Sunoco (NYSE: SUN),
BP (NYSE: BP)

CAPS members bullish on MRO also bullish on

Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO),
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)

CAPS members bearish on MRO also bearish on

Chevron (NYSE: CVX),
Tesoro (NYSE: TSO)

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, fully 1185 of the 1239 members who have rated Marathon -- almost 96% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These Fools include cmanasco and Harry0925.

Last month, cmanasco tapped Marathon as a particularly special situation: "With the potential for Marathon to split its business into two equally valuable groups there is serious potential here for a double in the next couple of months, how often do you see that in recessionary times?!"

In a pitch just a day before, Harry0925 elaborates on the proposed value-unlocking break-up:

Company is breaking up, will unlock significant value. Has 1.2B BOE in proved reserves, and refining business had revenue of $56B last year. Using conservative multiples yields a much higher price. They are selling assets this quarter for $1.1B, will sell more assets for $2-4B next quarter, and earned $2B last quarter. Note the market cap is only $20B. Yield is currently about 3.5% and balance sheet is strong.

What do you think about Marathon, or any other stock for that matter? Make your voice heard on Motley Fool CAPS today. More than 120,000 investors are waiting to hear what you have to say. CAPS is 100% free, so simply click here to get started.
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Brian D. Pacampara is an investment expert and analyst for the Motley Fool.

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