PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (PTR)

Popular stock is probably fairly valued for the next 150,000 years, considering all the enthusiasm around it.

However, I have a sneaking suspicion that it's environmental controls are lax and that its involvement with the Chinese government and corporate subsidiaries are in question.

This baby is no Exxon, and may end up as the Enron of crude.

Excellent growth prospects. Largest population in the world with the fastest growing economy? Makes sense to invest in the largest energy company. One drawback I see is the caps the Communist Government puts on prices to keep inflation low. This creates a drag on profits, but hey-- the Communist Government of China owns most of Petro China-- so who's to argue?

China is developing and oil is a necessity. A country with 1.3billion in population, and growing, isnt that a good rationale? Imagine a 1% increase of millionaires annually, thats 13 million people. And if these 13million people each owns a brand new car, then......you know where I am getting to, right??

Superb fundamentals plus wastly growing market with great macro economic figures.

Dropped only in last mont time span because of market owerwhelming. Right time to buy this stock.

Chinese petroleum company: oil, gas, plastics, chemicals. It has had quite a run-up but is still growing strongly and well-positioned for growth in China. China shows no sign of slowing down, but the market may get jittery over oil & gas & chinese stocks - hence the shorter term prediction on this one. Trailing PE 11.8, 4.2% div with 40% payout ratio, 25% profit margin, 29% ROE.

This will fall hard, with the rest of the Shanghai market

Oil, again on a pullback. Again, might be catching a falling knife here as emerging markets may fall harder than the US, but PTR is a solid gamble at this level.

PTR is similar in many respects to another company - Altria (formerly Phillip Morris).
First, both PTR and MO are affected by a 'moral discount' - the latter sells a product that causes cancer and the former does business with a government responsible for genocide.
Furthermore, both companies are affected by a 'large cloud of doom' that ultimately ends up (at least to this point) being much less negative than anticipated. MO is constantly under threat of massive litigation, but has successfully defended or at least reduced damage awards for all of its lawsuits. Likewise, PTR is controlled by the communist Chinese government, which could revert to protectionist policies at the expense of shareholders, yet has continued on a path toward free enterprise.
Finally, both companies sell products with high margins, high turnover, and relatively inelastic demand. As such, both companies generate massive profits and cash flows (read dividends) that reward shareholders over the long run.

One of China's oil company's. Will go up for sometime.

china's a big coutry, and they need a LOT of oil...

Hot sector! Large cap (top Asian oil and gas producer)with great cash flow and fundamentals. I'm betting PTR will only get bigger and stronger in the future. Demand for oil and gas in China is only going to increase.

Reuters positive news:

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSHKU00078120070503

CHina is a huge market. There are serious issues of investing in this country, specifically related to poor management, volatility and the prehistoric dictates of this communist regime. However, it is a matter of time before the gov't buckles to all that pressure and some serious compromises are made with capitalistic tendencies and the voracious appetite of the people for goods.

Formerly a government entity, now one-third of the privatized behemoth, PTR is still "his father's son." But with the demand for natural resources in China and the need for oil for automobiles and industrial applications, PTR and its siblings would never have the production capacity to fill the need. Exploration and expansion have both been undertaken to partially fill the void and parent china has given way to liberalising PTR's business activity and growth is practically assured without leaving home and is further assured with partnerships and prospects thereof, in several locales outside of China.

If it's good enough for Warren Buffett, it's good enough for me.

GOOD P/E RATIO, HIGH DIVIDEND RATIO. SHOULD HELP WITHSTAND IMMINENT MARKET DOWNSWING.

PTR was formed in 1999 as a result of the restructuring of the old Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). PTR got most of the domestic (internal to China) assets, including the lion’s share of the oil and natural gas reserves. So far at least, PTR has minimal direct exposure to international geopolitical risks, aside from some purchase contracts. Of course, the opportunity will not be realized as fully as it could be. PTR is controlled by the Chinese government and they have an interest in maintaining cheap access to energy to sustain growth.

So while on the one hand, PTR’s access to the best energy market going forward is guaranteed, on the other hand, profits here will likely not be as good as they could be whilst still outperforming its peers.

Excellent upside as China's state supported oil company. P/E of 10 with >25% annual growth: Low PEG. All that and >4% yield as well. As world-wide demand begins to outstrip supply, watch for PTR and other energy related holdings to move strongly to the upside. Good time to buy PTR while it's on sale.

Chinese Oil And Gas Company. China needs energy and this is one of the companies that will benefit from that fact. Company should grow for years. Worthwhile investment for any stock portfolio.

Massive oil company in China bags of potential to make lots of money in oil. Have held shares in this company before they went up 20% in about a month of holding them. The shares are less now than what I sold my shares for.