
NYSE:DVN
(A Top Pick March 12/13. Up 15.11%.) This one should lag in a rising boat environment for energy stocks, but should give you more protection on the downside. Still gives you some attractive value. Debt levels are coming down and they are redeploying cash into both US and Canadian operations. Thinks this could add another 15% this year.
When he looks at commodities, one of the things he insists upon is not sacrificing the role that dividends pay in long-term rates of return. This is the kind of company that has an alright but not great asset base, alright but not great balance sheet and a so-so dividend yield of about 1.25%. Outlook for oil and natural gas prices is pretty mediocre in this environment.