Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY -0.60%) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Best Buy and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Best Buy facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Richfield, Minn. (1966) |
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Market Cap |
$9.3 billion |
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Industry |
Computer and electronics retail |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$48.2 billion |
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Management |
CEO Hubert Joly (since 2012) CFO Sharon McCollam (since 2012) |
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Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(13.5%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$908.0 million/$1.7 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.5% |
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Competitors |
Amazon.com Apple Wal-Mart |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 23% of the 3,453 members who have rated Best Buy believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, dhudson2427, succinctly summed up the Best Buy bear case for our community:
The current hype will wear off after all of the "changes" prove to be window dressing. I respect their effort to keep the brick and mortar presence, but unless they can find a way to make legitimate profits from products with profit margin, they will be forced to move to a model that consists of tiny [Best Buy] mobile stores and a website.
