4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Freeport-McMoRan

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Freeport facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Phoenix (1987)
Market Cap	$43.7 billion
Industry	Diversified metals and mining
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$20.9 billion
Management	CEO Richard Adkerson CFO Kathleen Quirk
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)	39.4%
Cash/Debt	$4.8 billion / $3.5 billion
Dividend Yield	2.2%
Competitors	BHP Billiton Newmont Mining Southern Copper

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

On CAPS, 97% of the 5,867 members who have rated Freeport believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last month, one of those Fools, notgoing2argue, highlighted Freeport as a particularly solid selection:

Safe dividend while the global economy struggles to find growth, but once it does begin to find its footing Freeport will pop. You'll want to be positioned to capitalize and be paid to wait. I suspect sometime over the next 5 years you'll get a sustainable rally based on the hope of future growth. [Freeport] can provide the to profit in that environment.

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Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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