Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NYSE: NTT) earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at NTT and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
NTT facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Tokyo, Japan (1952) |
Market Cap |
$59.7 billion |
Industry |
Integrated telecommunication services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$136.0 billion |
Management |
CEO Hiroo Unoura (since 2012) CFO Hiroki Watanabe (since 2012) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
6.8 |
Cash / Debt |
$12.9 billion / $51.7 billion |
Dividend Yield |
3.9% |
Competitors |
EMOBILE KDDI SOFTBANK MOBILE |
On CAPS, 98% of the 135 members who have rated NTT believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, offered a balanced take on the NTT opportunity:
Positive:-A Japanese stock below tangible book value and with a good dividend
- Continuous dividend growth (about 16% yoy during last 5 years)
Negative:-If the Yen breaks down big way NTT might not outperform due to their domestic roots
- NTT is a very traditional, slow moving company with big research budget not creating any innovative products