4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Portugal Telecom (PT)

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Portugal Telecom

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

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

Portugal Telecom facts

Headquarters (founded)	Lisbon, Portugal (1994)
Market Cap	$4.4 billion
Industry	Integrated telecommunication services
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$8.1 billion
Management	CEO Zeinal Bava (since 2008) CFO Luis de Melo (since 2006)
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)	18.9%
Cash/Debt	$7.4 billion / $16.1 billion
Dividend Yield	7.6%*
Competitors	America Movil Optimus Vodafone Group

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS. *Based on most recent semiannual dividend.

On CAPS, 95% of the 250 members who have rated Portugal Telecom believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Late last month, one of those Fools, Coralreefer1, tapped the stock as an inexpensive income opportunity: "Cell phones aren't going away, nor is PT, especially with expansion into South America and Africa. Low price, dividend and upgrade from 2G to 4G technology can only assure success in the hi-tech age and help PT compete with other phone companies."

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