Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, building materials supplier Headwaters (NYSE: HW ) has earned a respected four-star ranking. While five-star stocks have been the best performers, our data has shown that four-star stocks still outshine the market by a significant margin and shouldn't be taken lightly; conversely, low-rated stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Headwaters' business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Headwaters facts
| Headquarters (founded) |
South Jordan, Utah (1987) |
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Market Cap
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$285.28 million
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Industry
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Construction Materials
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TTM Revenue
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$886.4 million
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Management
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Chairman/CEO Kirk Benson (since 1999)
CFO Steven Stewart (since 2007)
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Return on Capital (average, last three years)
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6.7%
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Competitors
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Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) ,
Cemex (NYSE: CX )
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CAPS members bullish on HW also bullish on:
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Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK ) ,
Suntech Power
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CAPS members bearish on HW also bearish on:
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Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL ) ,
Centex (NYSE: CTX )
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 736 of the 793 members who have rated Headwaters -- or 93% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include KipLargo and OtherOracleOfOMA.
Last week, KipLargo drew a political parallel to describe Headwaters: "Will be annointed by the Obama administration. It honestly could be what [Halliburton (NYSE: HAL ) ] was to the Bush administration."
In an earlier pitch from last month, OtherOracleOfOMA shares that bullishness, writing:
Exceptional company that has had a run of freakishly bad luck recently. Their building materials segment in particular should make a big comeback, as their insulator concrete will become increasingly used to meet higher building energy efficiency standards.
Also, the bottom line is significantly understated due to goodwill write-downs owing to the housing market; look at the adjusted income to getter a better picture of the firm's real economic value.
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