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Why I Am Bullish On ConocoPhillips

Ask most people, even those who follow the energy markets pretty closely, who is the world’s largest independent oil exploration and production company and I doubt that many would get it right. There would probably be a ton of votes for Exxon Mobil (XOM), with the more internationally minded going for Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) or BP (BP). In fact, based on proven reserves and current production, is Conoco Phillips (COP). That status as top E&P company was once a sought after thing, but over the last year and a half or so it has become a huge liability as oil prices dropped and then moved restlessly around the bottom.

For COP the doom and gloom reached a peak when they released Q4 2015 earnings in February that showed an even bigger loss than expected and accompanied that bad news with something even worse…a big dividend cut. Since then, though, oil prices have recovered somewhat and COP has reacted accordingly.

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Conoco will be reporting earnings next week and, given the amount of pessimism that surrounds that announcement already, buying in advance of that release may not seem like a bad strategy, particularly for those with a long term view. However, investing in an energy company with huge exposure to prices and less diversification than others in front of what are expected to be terrible results is probably not wise. Buying straight after the release, regardless of what is said, on the other hand, makes perfect…




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