Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, French waste management and water supply company Veolia Environnement
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Veolia's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Veolia facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Paris (1853) |
| Market Cap | $8.3 billion |
| Industry | Multi-utilities |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $8.2 billion |
| Management | $39.3 billion |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 4.8% |
| Cash/Debt | $8.2 billion / $28.0 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 8.7% |
| Competitors |
Severn Trent SUEZ Environnement Thames Water Holdings |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 1,070 members who have rated Veolia believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, drcurtis78, highlighted the stock as an income opportunity worth checking out.
Euro equities beat up from the feet up. Water like food is not a luxury, is a necessity. Veolia Environnement is nailing China contracts. ... And [a dividend] like that? Who can pass that up? No brainer.
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