Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at NYSE Euronext's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
NYSE Euronext facts
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Headquarters
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New York, N.Y.
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Market Cap
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$5.11 billion
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Industry
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Specialized finance
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TTM Revenue
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$4.47 billion
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Management
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CEO Duncan Niederauer (since 2007)
CFO Michael Geltzeiler (since 2008)
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Return on Capital (average, last three years)
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20.7%
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Dividend Yield
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6.2%
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Competitors
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Nasdaq OMX Group (Nasdaq: NDAQ )
CME Group (Nasdaq: CME )
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CAPS members bullish on NYX also bullish on:
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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS )
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG )
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CAPS members bearish on NYX also bearish on:
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Citigroup (NYSE: C )
Ford Motor (NYSE: F )
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 2,405 of the 2,489 members who have rated NYSE Euronext -- or 96.6% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include CAPS All-Star stallis and JohnMcCloy.
Two weeks ago, stallis wrote that the stock was too cheap to pass up:
Great moat, great business model, increased volatility of late probably means more transactions, good times in the future means more investor participation (equals more transactions). I shied away from the exchanges in the past because I felt it would take too long for them to grow into their multiples but it's difficult not to like NYX at the current price ($21 and change).
In a pitch from late last month, JohnMcCloy follows that contrarian line of reasoning:
Insane pricing. Victim of a frightened Market.
*Huge Dividend
*Your Getting [London Stock Exchange] for free essentially
*Boerse is all but telling you they are going to Merge. They already tried only a month ago
*Obama is going to Spark a huge rally
*Just retested 30.00 Going there again
*Strong Cash flow and little debt
*NOT A FINANCIAL. Even though it tends to trade with financials.
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