Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, dry-bulk shipper International Shipholding (NYSE:ISH) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

International Shipholding facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Mobile, Ala. (1978)

Market Cap

$260.5 million

Industry

Marine

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$362.9 million

Management

CEO Niels Johnsen (since 2007)
CFO Manuel Estrada (since 2005)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

15%

Cash / Debt

$64.8 million / $164.4 million

Dividend Yield

5.8%

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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 187 members who have rated International Shipholding believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star TSIF, who is ranked in the top 2% of our community, and garifool.

Just last week, TSIF tapped the stock as a particularly steady sailor:

[International Shipholding] has minimal ships that need to stay busy at a good rate, but they carry specialized cargo. Book slightly above 1, decent margins, good cash flow, very LOW float. ... With the dividend and positive cash flow, while I don't see tremendous upside potential, I do see some stability.

In a pitch from one week earlier, garifool also urges Fools not to miss the boat:

[International Shipholding] is not the biggest cap of the transportation industry. But from all its peers, [International Shipholding] is among those that least suffered from the global economy crisis. [International Shipholding] is in the process of modernizing its fleet and getting ready for the recovery, wherever it happens first.... [C]onsidering the high dividend growth from the past years, its actual dividend yield, the TTM revenue, and its overall fundamentals, there is room for this stock for another 100% growth.

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