Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electric utility UIL Holdings
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at UIL's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
UIL facts
| Headquarters (founded) | New Haven, Conn. (1899) |
| Market Cap | $1.7 billion |
| Industry | Electric utilities |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.6 billion |
| Management | CEO James Torgerson (since 2006) CFO Richard Nicholas (since 2005) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 8.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $31.0 million / $1.8 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 5.2% |
| Competitors |
Central Vermont Public Service Iberdrola USA Northeast Utilities |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 72 members who have rated UIL believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this year, one of those bulls, kurtdabear, tapped the stock as a solid income opportunity:
UIL is a lot different company than it was a couple of years ago, having expanded through accretive acquisition. Because of the acquisitions, its debt is a bit higher than some peers, but not that bad as public utilities go. The 5 % [dividend yield] is above average and should be sustainable based on the current pay-out ratio vs. rising earnings.
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