5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Titanium Metals

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, titanium products maker Titanium Metals (NYSE: TIE) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Titanium Metals facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Dallas, Texas (1950)
Market Cap	$1.55 billion
Industry	Diversified metals and mining
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$969.6 million
Management	CEO Steven Watson (since 2006) CFO James Brown (since 2007)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)	21.3%
Cash / Debt	$106.6 million / $0
Competitors	Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI) RTI International Metals (NYSE: RTI)
CAPS Members Bullish on TIE Also Bullish on	Vale (NYSE: VALE) General Electric (NYSE: GE)
CAPS Members Bearish on TIE Also Bearish on	Citigroup (NYSE: C) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)

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

On CAPS, 97% of the 2,428 members who have rated Titanium Metals believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include CapHill and FinerPoints.

Just two weeks ago, CapHill tapped Titanium Metals a silvery solid turnaround stock: "Titanium demand is very likely at its cyclical bottom and will slowly -- but surely recover -- not only in aviation but also other applications. I expect prices to be on the lower end throughout [first half] 2010 but [Titanium Metals] is well positioned for recovery."

In a pitch from four days later, FinerPoints also urged Fools to trek into the space-age metal:

Aerospace industry is on the brink of expansion with the need for lighter and bigger … "stuff". Titanium will be in increasing demand for the job. [Titanium Metals] has a solid position financially and in the industry, and with the amount of material it has access to and control over.

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