Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electricity producer MGE Energy
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MGE's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MGE facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Madison, Wis. (1855) |
| Market Cap | $1.0 billion |
| Industry | Electric utilities |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $546.4 million |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Gary Wolter CFO Jeffrey Newman |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11% |
| Cash/Debt | $41.2 million / $363.6 million |
| Dividend Yield | 3.5% |
| Competitors |
ALLETE Integrys Energy Wisconsin Energy |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 56 members who have rated MGE believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, camelot61, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
This is a conservative investment. Long standing company in stable regional market. I expect slow; stable growth ... [dividend reinvestment plan] in place. I think this stock will slightly outperform the S&P over the long term (~5-10 yr.).
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