Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Vale and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Vale facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Rio de Janeiro (1942) |
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Market Cap |
$103.1 billion |
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Industry |
Industrial metals and minerals |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$46.8 billion |
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Management |
CEO Murilo Pinto De Oliveira Ferreira (since 2011) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
21.8% |
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Cash / Debt |
$8.8 billion / $31.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3.1% |
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Competitors |
BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP ) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,440 members who have rated Vale believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Hedonics, succinctly summed up the Vale bull case for our community:
Iron ore stocks like Vale should improve as the economies of the US and China improve. It has a low p/e and a decent balance sheet. Additionally it will pay a decent dividend as we wait for the economic fundamentals to improve.
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