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4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Drew Industries

By Brian D. Pacampara | More Articles
March 16, 2009 | Comments (2)

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, recreational-vehicle parts maker Drew Industries (NYSE: DW  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Drew facts 

Headquarters (founded)

White Plains, N.Y. (1962)

Market Cap

$154.3 million

Industry

Auto Parts and Equipment

TTM Revenue

$510.5 million

Management

CEO Fredric Zinn (since January 2009)
CFO Joseph Giordano, III (since May 2008)

Return on Equity (average, last three years)

12.9%

Competitors

Tomkins Industries
Dexter Axle

CAPS members bullish on DW also bullish on

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT  )
Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD  )
Portfolio Recovery Associates (Nasdaq: PRAA  )

CAPS members bearish on DW also bearish on

General Motors (NYSE: GM  )
iRobot (Nasdaq: IRBT  )
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS  )

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, fully 435 of the 473 members who have rated Drew -- some 92% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include SkinInvest and TMFmrquakeroats.

In January, SkinInvest touched on the supertrend working in Drew's favor: "Baby boomers are hitting that ripe old retirement age soon and this stock is cheap right now!"

In a more recent pitch from last month, TMFmrquakeroats breaks down the bargain for our community:

As we're getting deeper in to the recession and [Drew] gets cheaper and cheaper relative to normal long-term earning power, the better pop this stock will get when we finally hit bottom. [Drew] is certainly capable of earning well over $1.00 per share in a more "normal" or stable economy. The stock is selling for $7/$8. That's just cheap, so I'm happy to label [Drew] a solid outperform.

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Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. Drew Industries, Buffalo Wild, and Portfolio Recovery are all Motley Fool Hidden Gems picks. Microsoft is an Inside Value recommendation. iRobot is a recommendation of Rule Breakers. The Fool owns shares of Buffalo Wild Wings.  The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.


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  • Report this Comment On March 16, 2009, at 2:39 PM, trlsrus wrote:

    This article would give relevence to the term "Motley Fools". I'd say based on history of foloowing DW over the past 30 years & understanding a little of the chemistry that has afforded them success & some of their more recent foolish decisions, this article is half baked & some experts do not even understand the big picture & why the stock will be plummeting further.

  • Report this Comment On March 17, 2009, at 4:22 AM, dividendgrowth wrote:

    This kind of brain dead article should be deleted.

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