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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fast-food giant McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at McDonald's and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
McDonald's facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Oak Brook, Ill. (1948) |
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Market Cap |
$99.0 billion |
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Industry |
Restaurants |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$27.6 billion |
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Management |
CEO Donald Thompson (since 2012) CFO Peter Bensen (since 2008) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
36.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.3 billion/$13.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3.1% |
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Competitors |
Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW ) Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM ) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 6,230 members who have rated McDonald's believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those bulls, BACnumber1, touched on McDonald's still-very tasty growth prospects:
I love the expansion. [McDonald's] is doing everything right by expanding their addicting food into places like Russia, India, and other parts of Europe, and of course, China. ... Expect the profits to continue pouring in, and a stock price of 150 in 2 years. Best stock I see right now is [McDonald's]. That is why it's my first new pick for 2013. Yep. I came back to [CAPS] just for this pick.
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