Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, waste hauler Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Republic Services facts

Headquarters (Founded) Phoenix (1996)
Market Cap $11.1 billion
Industry Waste management
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $8.13 billion
Management

CEO Donald Slager

CFO Tod Holmes
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 6%
Cash/Debt $321.5 million / $7.31 billion
Dividend Yield 3%
Competitors Waste Management (NYSE: WM)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 503 members who have rated Republic Services believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include sOnTheIsle and All-Star 4thRockFool, who is ranked in the top 15% of our community.

This past summer, sOnTheIsle listed several of Republic Services' positives:

Solid company and management. Contract with city of Las Vegas through [2035]. Very nice consistent, sustainable and growing dividend!

Trading at huge discount. What's not to like?

Over the past five years, in fact, Republic has grown its dividend at a solid rate of 16.5% annually. That's faster than industry peers like Waste Management (9.3%), Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) (7.3%), and US Ecology (Nasdaq: ECOL) (3.7%).

CAPS All-Star 4thRockFool elaborates on the bull case:

Should be a gem in this garbage heap of a market. [Republic Services] generates lots of free cash from its trash hauling services and has been using that cash in shareholder friendly ways -- increasing the dividend and buying back stock. Even in a double dip recession, someone needs to pick up the trash. Yields close to [3%] and the dividend is likely to be increased over time.

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