4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Dentsply International

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, insurance company Dentsply International (Nasdaq: XRAY  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Dentsply International facts

Headquarters (Founded)	York, Penn. (1983)
Market Cap	$5.2 billion
Industry	Health care equipment and supplies
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$2.1 billion
Management	CEO Bret W. Wise CFO William R. Jellison
Return On Equity, 3-Year Average	17.7%
Competitors	Cantel Medical (NYSE: CMN  ) 3M (NYSE: MMM  ) Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG  )
Component of	SPDRs (NYSE: SPY  )
CAPS Members Bullish on Dentsply Also Bullish on	Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ  )
CAPS Members Bearish on Dentsply Also Bearish on	FedEx (NYSE: FDX  )

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

On CAPS, 95.3% of the 213 members who have rated Dentsply believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include nelsonic72 and LondonMatt.

A few months ago, nelsonic72 said he liked Dentsply: "Beaten down stock which will rebound with everything else. Supplier which won't be affected by healthcare reform."

In a pitch from earlier this year, londonmatt liked Dentsply's depth:

Market leader with significant levels of repeat business. Growing sales and an internationally diversified presence in 120 countries. Dental consumables business means repeat customers, in a market where the professionals (dentists) demonstrate brand loyalty -- not at the whim of the consumer.

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