Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

Wal-Mart facts

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

On CAPS, 88.7% of the 6,215 members who have rated Wal-Mart believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star TMFmrquakeroats, who is ranked in the top 13% of our community, and Veneratio.

Just two months ago, TMFmrquakeroats wrote that the stock's seemingly always low price is set to start rising:

Over the last 10 years, earnings have more than doubled while the stock is trading at the same price. ... At some point, the stock has to track earnings growth. I think with the stability and predictability of Wal-Mart's business, this stock has a good chance to outperform from here.

In an earlier pitch, Veneratio expands on Wal-Mart as a good way to trade down:

[Wal-Mart] has done well during the recession, of course. Many are questioning whether [Wal-Mart] has seen its peak, but I think there is more upside if the consumer's situation worsens before it improves. I think the economy has further to fall (whether or not the stock market does) and rising unemployment will continue to benefit [Wal-Mart]. Further, downside risk is limited because even if profits relax, [Wal-Mart] is not going under overnight.

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