Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, luxury handbag maker Coach (TPR -2.16%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Coach facts

 

 

Headquarters (founded)

New York, N.Y. (1941)

Market Cap

$16.1 billion

Industry

Apparel, accessories, and luxury goods

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$5.0 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Lew Frankfort

President/COO Jerry Stritzke

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

52%

Cash/Debt

$928.5 million/$22.6 million

Dividend Yield

2.1%

Competitors

Michael Kors Holdings 

Ralph Lauren 

Tiffany

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

On CAPS, 94% of the 3,117 members who have rated Coach believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFInnovator, tapped the stock as a particularly solid bargain opportunity:

Coach is on the clearance rack [these] days, which presents a great opportunity for patient investors.

Their international focus is paying off. Coach grew NA revenues only 1% last year, but China revenues 40%. ...

I like the credibility of management. They controversially deployed capital straight through the recession (their $240MM of CapEx from Jun '08-Jun'09 was their largest annual spend on record, significantly). This move was opportunistic -- revenues shot back at a whiplash pace over the next three years.

Coach is continuing to invest in their business this year with focus on international operations. Critics continue to be skeptical, but I see it as another well-placed bet.