Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, department store operator Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD ) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sears and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sears facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Hoffman Estates, Ill. (1899)
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Market Cap
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$4.6 billion
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Industry
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Department stores
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$40.1 billion
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Management
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Chairman Edward Lampert
President/CEO Louis D'Ambrosio
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)
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(16.8%)
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Cash/Debt
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$622.0 million / $4.0 billion
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Competitors
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J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP )
Target (NYSE: TGT )
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT )
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 36% of the 2,312 members who have rated Sears believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, succinctly summed up the Sears bear case for our community:
If you need some time to yourself, just go into a Sears. You usually find more salespeople than shoppers. I actually like to shop there. You can find good quality items like Lands End and Kenmore that seem to be perpetually on sale. It is a great store for bargain shoppers, but a terrible business given their earnings and margins.
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