Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, premium spirits specialist Beam (NYSE: BEAM ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Beam's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Beam facts
| Headquarters (Founded) |
Deerfield, Ill. (1904) |
| Market Cap |
$8.4 billion |
| Industry |
Distillers and vintners |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$7.4 billion |
| Management |
CEO Matthew Shattock
CFO Robert Probst |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
5.7% |
| Dividend Yield |
1.5% |
| Competitors |
Brown-Forman
Diageo
Pernod Ricard |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 84 members who have rated Beam believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Late last year, one of those Fools, All-Star InvestWhatWorks, highlighted Beam as a refreshing opportunity:
Beam, Inc is the 4th largest premium-spirits company in the world, the 2nd largest in the United States and Australia and the largest US-based premium-spirits company. The liquor industry is a defensive-industry. People buy liquor in good times and bad; in good economics and bad economies. And Beam has recently become a pure-play company in this defensive-industry. ...
There are two main plays with Beam. The first is Beam as an emerging-market play. The second is Beam as a potential takeover play. ...
And should Beam not be acquired, the stock should still be owned. The company pays a decent dividend, the balance sheet is strong and the company has great growth prospects.
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