Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engineering services specialist Foster Wheeler
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Foster Wheeler's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Foster Wheeler facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Geneva (1894) |
| Market Cap | $1.7 billion |
| Industry | Construction and engineering |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $4.4 billion |
| Management | CEO Jerry Masters (since 2011) COO Umberto della Sala (since 2007) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 30.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $650.2 million / $161.0 million |
| Competitors |
Bechtel Group Fluor Jacobs Engineering |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 1,698 members who have rated Foster Wheeler believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, MagicDiligence, tapped Foster Wheeler as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:
Cheap crude from shale is driving demand for refining capacity in the U.S., right in [Foster Wheeler's] wheelhouse. #1 in flex fuel boilers. Trades well below historical multiples at the moment.
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