NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Oasis Petroleum Inc. are up by 3.34% to $13.62 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday, as oil prices rebound off of comments made by OPEC secretary-general Abdullah al-Badri, a weak dollar, and energy firms cutting investments, Reuters reports. Brent crude is up by 1.81% to $48.86 per barrel this afternoon, according to the Bloomberg index. Al-Badri said that oil prices, which are near their lowest levels since 2009, will rebound, Reuters noted. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. OPEC's secretary-general also said that if OPEC had cut its supply then non-member countries would have increased production and forced the organization to implement more cuts and lose more market share to its rivals, Reuters said. "Prices will rebound. I saw this 3-4 times in my life. We will go back to normal very soon," al-Badri said while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Also giving oil a push today is that more energy firms are cutting their investments, Reuters said. The heads of the largest energy producers in Italy, ENI Spa , and France, Total , said today that they are cutting capital expenditure next year and that included U.S. shale investments, according to Reuters. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates OASIS PETROLEUM INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate OASIS PETROLEUM INC (OAS) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed ? some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity and reasonable valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 6.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 20.7%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share. The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, OASIS PETROLEUM INC's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500. The gross profit margin for OASIS PETROLEUM INC is currently very high, coming in at 72.56%. Regardless of OAS's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, OAS's net profit margin of 32.98% significantly outperformed against the industry. OAS's stock share price has done very poorly compared to where it was a year ago: Despite any rallies, the net result is that it is down by 70.24%, which is also worse that the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Investors have so far failed to pay much attention to the earnings improvements the company has managed to achieve over the last quarter. Turning toward the future, the fact that the stock has come down in price over the past year should not necessarily be interpreted as a negative; it could be one of the factors that may help make the stock attractive down the road. Right now, however, we believe that it is too soon to buy. Currently the debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51 is quite high overall and when compared to the industry average, suggesting that the current management of debt levels should be re-evaluated. To add to this, OAS has a quick ratio of 0.68, this demonstrates the lack of ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs. You can view the full analysis from the report here: OAS Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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