Why France Telecom Is Poised to Bounce Back (FTE)

Why France Telecom Is Poised to Bounce Back

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, French telecommunications giant France Telecom (NYSE: FTE ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

France Telecom facts

Headquarters (founded)	Paris (1990)
Market Cap	$27.8 billion
Industry	Integrated telecom services
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$57.7 billion
Management	Chairman/CEO Stephane Richard CFO Gervais Pellissier
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)	10.9%
Cash/Debt	$9.6 billion / $51.3 billion
Dividend Yield	14.1%
Competitors	Bouygues Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone Vodafone Group

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

On CAPS, 96% of the 862 members who have rated France Telecom believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star LondonMatt, tapped France Telecom as a particularly attractive bargain opportunity:

Deep into value territory now, working on reducing their debt load, and good exposure to emerging markets. This is one that's being held back by Euro-zone malaise. Stock up now and reap the profit in a few years.

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