Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty glass and ceramics giant Corning (GLW -0.23%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Corning facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Corning, N.Y. (1851)

Market Cap

$18.0 billion

Industry

Electronic components

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$7.8 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Wendell Weeks
Vice chairman/CFO James Flaws

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

15%

Cash/Debt

$6.4 billion / $3.4 billion

Dividend Yield

2.9%

Competitors

Asahi Glass
Furukawa Electric
Sumitomo Electric Industries

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

On CAPS, 98% of the 5,345 members who have rated Corning believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

About a week ago, one of those Fools, TempoAllegro, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:

Corning has fallen on hard times since the TV display business is not doing well now. However, both [Gorilla Glass] and fiber optic cables will eventually pick up. ...

Corning has 5 segments of the company, and I look to both environmental and life sciences divisions to play an increasingly important role in a world where both pollution control and lab research to help people overcome health threats is part of the new normal.

While the specialty materials segment has about 150 combinations of glass, ceramics, and crystals it sells for various uses, some day better uses for these materials will possibly be found, as with [Gorilla Glass]. ...

Perhaps over 160 years of experience with innovation has had something to do with not only excellence in products but strategic positioning of the company.

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