Huge natural gas find for Apache

APACHE CORP. $85 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 390.8 million; Market cap: $33.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) has announced a major new shale gas discovery in the Horn River region of northeastern… Read More

APACHE CORP. $85 – New York symbol APA

APACHE CORP. $85 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 390.8 million; Market cap: $33.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) has announced a major new shale gas discovery in the Horn River region of northeastern… Read More

Updating Apache, Nordstrom and Kraft

APACHE CORP. $83 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 390.8 million; Market cap: $32.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) has been forced to write down the value of its Canadian properties by $390 million… Read More

ENCANA CORP. $19 – Toronto symbol ECA

ENCANA CORP. $19 (Toronto symbol ECA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 736.3 million; Market cap: $14.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.encana.com) is one of North America’s largest natural gas producers. The company prefers to focus on large… Read More

Strong earnings lead to dividend hike

APACHE CORP. $110 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 384.0 million; Market cap: $42.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) saw its revenue rise 39.7% in 2011, to $16.9 billion from $12.1 billion in 2010,… Read More

APACHE CORP. $110 – New York symbol APA

APACHE CORP. $110 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 384.0 million; Market cap: $42.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) saw its revenue rise 39.7% in 2011, to $16.9 billion from $12.1 billion in 2010,… Read More

Encana looks beyond natural gas

ENCANA CORP. $19 (Toronto symbol ECA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 736.3 million; Market cap: $14.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.encana.com) is one of North America’s largest natural gas producers. The company prefers to focus on large… Read More