Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, telecom giant Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) has received a distressing two-star ranking.

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

Sprint facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Overland Park, Kan. (1899)

Market Cap

$10.56 billion

Industry

Wireless communications

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$32.82 billion

Management

President/CEO Daniel Hesse
CFO Paget Alves

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

(35%)

1-Year Return

71%

Competitors

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)
AT&T (NYSE:T)

CAPS Members Bearish on S Also Bearish on

Ford Motor (NYSE:F)
Citigroup (NYSE:C)

CAPS Members Bullish on S Also Bullish on

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

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 23% of the 1,804 members who have rated Sprint believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include shaileshnita and stockfreak1.

Earlier this year, shaileshinta reminded our community that Sprint "has been in the red for the past 3 years." Our CAPS member continues: "Additionally, its revenue is declining from one quarter to another. It also has a huge debt. ... It has negative Return on Assets/Equity."

In a pitch from last week, stockfreak1 also advised Fools to sprint away from the stock:

The technical edge of 4G and Sprint's announcement of addressing their balance sheet is driving the share price. On its face, however, the company has 2 strikes against it. In a recovering recession it appears their target customers are higher income service-oriented clients. Having a glance at their service plans not only does [AT&T] match them, but has more value for the middle market. Secondly, competition is becoming more fierce and I see problems for all major carriers as they will be encroached by the minor carriers soon and stuck with possible massive debt.

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