Based on the aggregated intelligence of 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, heavy-equipment maker Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking, the highest. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Manitowoc's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Manitowocfacts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Manitowoc, Wis. (1853)
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Market Cap
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$3.08 billion
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Industry
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Farm and Construction Machinery
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TTM Revenue
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$4.51 billion
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Management
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CEO Glen Tellock (since 2007)
CFO Carl Laurino (since 2004)
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Return on Equity (average last three years)
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27%
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Major Competitors
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Terex (NYSE: TEX ) ,
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT )
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CAPS members bullish on MTW also bullish on
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Transocean (NYSE: RIG )
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX )
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CAPS members bearish on MTW also bearish on
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Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK )
Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM )
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Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, all but two of the 303 All-Star members who have rated Manitowoc believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These All-Star bulls include VTEngineer2001 and SBaus, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.
In February 2008, VTEngineer2001 highlighted some of the stock's strong points:
Great international play here. [Manitowoc] builds cranes/etc for the U.S. and other contries. With infrastructure growth thru the roof internationally, [Manitowoc] has a booking backlog for years. Great growth potential, low debt, and a dividend (however small).
A more recent pitch from SBaus last month follows that bullish line of thinking, focusing on Manitowoc's rather cheapish valuation:
[Manitowoc] is currently trading below $24. ...
Now if you look at the current P/E of [Manitowoc], it is below the 5 year low P/E and substantially below the low for the industry. If [Manitowoc's] P/E was simply the same as the industries low, the price would be in the low 40s, a 70 percent gain from where it is today. If [Manitowoc's] P/E equaled the industry average, the stock price would be in the low 50s.
So [Manitowoc's] P/E is substantially less than the industry average. [Manitowoc's] EPS growth rate is better than the industry average. Will they have debt with the new aquisition, yes they will. Is that going to be a problem, hard for me to say but with the other numbers, it sure looks to me like [Manitowoc] is unfairly under valued.
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