Based on the aggregated intelligence of 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, telecom giant Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Verizon facts

Headquarters (founded)

New York, N.Y. (1983)

Market Cap

$90.1 billion

Industry

Integrated telecommunication services

TTM Revenue

$97.35 billion

Management

CEO Ivan Seidenberg (since 2002)
COO Dennis Strigl (since 2007)

Return on Equity (average, last three years)

12.5%

Dividend Yield

5.8%

Competitors

AT&T (NYSE:T)
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S)
Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q)

CAPS members bullish on VZ also bullish on

General Electric (NYSE:GE)
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

CAPS members bearish on VZ also bearish on

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 2,922 of the 3,117 members who have rated Verizon -- some 94% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star Gedmitri, who is ranked in the top 15% of our community, and eracer7347.

Last month, Gedmitri noted that Verizon "sports a strong business model with a solid control over cash. The dividend should provide incentive for price appreciation." Our CAPS member concludes, "When the dust settles, I expect AT&T and Verizon to be the 2 companies left standing."

In a pitch one week earlier, eracer7347 expanded on Verizon as a tasty triple play:

[Verizon] Wireless has the most customers, most profitable operations, no expensive liabilities [like profit sucking deals with Apple], all the spectrum [the best spectrum, too] it needs and will launch 4G first.

It also has launched a VoIP product, the Hub, that is head and shoulders above everything else out there-for $34.99-and your kids get to text without limit....

Look at it this way-folks buy FiOS, get a Hub and a [Verizon] Network extender, and start to pay for the network [Verizon Wireless] uses while watching the best TV product and getting the best, fastest Internet access in their markets-business models don't get much better than that.

What do you think about Verizon, or any other stock for that matter? Make your voice heard on Motley Fool CAPS today. More than 130,000 investors are waiting to hear what you have to say. CAPS is 100% free, so simply click here to get started.