Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, propane distributor Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Suburban Propane's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Suburban Propane facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Whippany, N.J. (1945) |
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Market Cap |
$1.58 billion |
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Industry |
Gas utilities |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.14 billion |
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Management |
CEO Michael Dunn, Jr. (since September 2009) CFO Michael Stivala (since October 2007) |
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Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) |
15.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$163.2 million / $353.6 million |
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Dividend Yield |
7.4% |
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Competitors |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. |
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CAPS Members Bullish on SPH Also Bullish on |
Johnson & Johnson
Altria |
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CAPS Members Bearish on SPH Also Bearish on |
SunTrust Banks
MGIC Investment |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 243 members who have rated Suburban Propane believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include 2Cores and All-Star georcole.
Less than two months ago, 2Cores tapped the stock as an alternative way to earn some income:
The numbers just add up and the dividends bring smiles to my lips and warmth to my hearth. As a customer, I have to say they are easy to work with. ... Besides electricity, hydrogen, cooking oil and natural gas, propane is another competitor as an automotive fuel.
In a pitch from last week, georcole expands on Suburban Propane as the total total-return package:
Propane tends to have a pretty stable customer base. ... The distribution is being increased almost every quarter. ... While the stock price itself may not outperform the S&P, with the distribution factored in, it should outperform nicely. With a payout that large, [Suburban Propane] only needs to go up 2 or 3% per year in order to beat the S&P's historic average.
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