Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electricity transmission specialist ITC Holdings (ITC) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at ITC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
ITC facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Novi, Mich. (2001) |
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Market Cap |
$4.8 billion |
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Industry |
Electric utilities |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$851.1 million |
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Management |
Founder/CEO Joseph Welch CFO Cameron Bready |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
14.1% |
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Cash / Debt |
$72.7 million / $3.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
1.6% |
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Competitors |
American Electric Power El Paso Electric Northeast Utilities |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 295 members who have rated ITC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Billy Kipersztok (TMFTailwind), succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community:
ITC is a utility focused solely on one activity -- electricity transmission. This laser-focus on a core competency PLUS favorable public policy should provide continued development opportunities for this growing, acquisitive company. EPS have grown at a compounded annual rate of nearly 20% over the last 5 years, and CEO (/founder/chairman/president) Joseph Welch is very experienced, having spent his entire career in the utility industry.
