Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, German industrial giant Siemens
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Siemens' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Siemens facts
Headquarters (founded) | Munich (1847) |
Market Cap | $76.7 billion |
Industry | Industrial conglomerates |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $98.7 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Peter Loescher CFO Joe Kaeser |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.4% |
Cash/Debt | $16.1 billion / $25.6 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.2% |
Competitors |
ABB
General Electric Koninklijke Philips Electronics |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 902 members who have rated Siemens believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, 5kidsncollege, tapped the stock as a solid bargain opportunity: "[Siemens] has dropped to multi-year lows that may reflect more on the [E]uropean double-dip recession than its own prospects. It receives a large percentage of its revenue from foreign operations; every time the euro drops in value its goods and services will be more competitive in the international marketplace."
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