4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: TD Bank

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Canadian banking giant Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at TD Bank's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

TD Bank facts

Headquarters (founded)	Toronto, Canada (1855)
Market Cap	$25.5 billion
Industry	Diversified Banks
TTM Revenue	$10.8 billion
Management	CEO Edmund Clark (since 2002) CFO Colleen Johnston (since 2005)
Return on Equity (average, last three years)	15.1%
Dividend Yield	7.0%
Competitors	Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), Scotiabank (NYSE: BNS), Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO), CIBC (NYSE: CM)
CAPS members bullish on TD also bullish on:	General Electric (NYSE: GE)
CAPS members bearish on TD also bearish on:	SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 383 of the 405 members who have rated TD Bank -- or 95% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include sahmednj and shaileshnita.

Last month, sahmednj listed several of the stock's strong points: "TD being a Canadian bank more regulated, low PE, increased ownership in [TD Ameritrade], owned [Commerce Bank] which was a huge success in North America. Will easily outperform S&P 500.”

In a pitch from January, shaileshnita also tapped TD Bank as a refreshingly safe way to get into banking:

It is a Canadian bank with a very attractive dividend. I know that their day-to-day banking business is very good as I am one of its customers. The banking sector in Canada has not been hammered as badly as in US primarily because they have been very conservative in their lending practices. The P/E is very attractive and I feel that the downside risk is very low.

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