Stock price when the opinion was issued
A tough one. Likes this one. It got spun out of a parent Nat. Gas. Company a couple of years ago. He hoped they could incrementally add volume to it over time but that has not happened. They cut the dividend. He treats it like a bond investment. If it sits long enough then someone else comes along and buys them for the potential cash flow.
Advantage Energy (AAV-T) is peeling out its control position, which has basically been done. The mystery buyer has taken a piece of this offering. This company is an interesting story in its own right. If boil out the numbers on the current $5.25, and take a guess as to what might happen, he thinks you could come up with a $6 price on the stock, giving a little bit of upside from here. It’s a company in transition and he would like to know who the buyer is first.
(A Top Pick June 13/12. Down 11.92%.) This is the oil that really got hit and has sort of been orphaned. Nothing particularly wrong with the company. 10% dividend is safe for now.