Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, cigarette maker Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Reynolds facts

Headquarters (Founded) Winston-Salem, N.C. (1875)
Market Cap $23.04 billion
Industry Tobacco
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $8.56 billion
Management

President/CEO Daniel Delen (since March 2011)

Vice President/CFO Thomas Adams (since January 2008)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 18%
Cash/Debt $3 billion / $4.1 billion
Dividend Yield 5.4%
Competitors

Altria (NYSE: MO)

Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM)

Vector Group (NYSE: VGR)

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

On CAPS, 93% of the 581 members who have rated Reynolds believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include trooper999 and All-Star Staka, who is ranked in the top 2% of our community.

Just last month, trooper999 tapped Reynolds as a solid income opportunity: "Dividend play. A Good [return on invested capital] gives them a good chance to maintain this dividend as earnings slow. They are a little expensive but the next few years will be about dividends."

Currently, Reynolds even sports a cheapish EV/EBITDA ratio 8.6. That represents a discount to other cigarette stocks like Altria (9.7), Philip Morris (11.3), and Vector Group (11.6).

CAPS All-Star Staka offers a balanced look at Reynolds:

Positive:
- Blue chip with a solid dividend
- Defensive (just in case everybody is wrong with their positive economic outlooks)
- Popular brands, lots of moat

Negative:
- The usual litigation thing
- Danger of more restrictive political actions

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