Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, discount department store operator Gordmans Stores (Nasdaq: GMAN) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Gordmans facts

Headquarters (founded) Omaha, Neb. (1915)
Market Cap $333.5 million
Industry General merchandise stores
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $574.7 million
Management CEO Jeffrey Gordman (since 1996)
CFO Michael James (since 2006)
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity 35.6%
Cash/Debt $41.7 million / $521.0 thousand
Competitors Kohl's
Macy's
Wal-Mart Stores

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, all 37 members who have rated Gordmans believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Earlier this week, one of those Fools, JohnStuartMill, tapped Gordmans as a particularly timely opportunity:

Another business which supports the ever increasing cost conscious consumer. Discounters like [Wal-Mart], Target, and Dollar Tree are all flourishing in this environment.

Plenty of room for growth here as the revenue is only [$575 million] (ttm). The average for this industry is [$1.53 billion].

So if you believe the discounters have a foothold in this economy, [Gordmans] should be one of your picks.

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