Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

AstraZeneca facts

Headquarters (founded)

London (1992)

Market Cap

$69.06 billion

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Revenue

$33.27 billion

Management

CEO David Brennan (since 2006)

CFO Simon Lowth (since 2007)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

42.4%

Cash/Debt

$12.55 billion / $9.22 billion

Dividend Yield

5.1%

Competitors

Merck (NYSE: MRK)

Novartis (NYSE: NVS)

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)

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

On CAPS, 95% of the 664 members who have rated AstraZeneca believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include fellow Fool Rich Smith (TMFDitty), who is ranked in the top 1% of our community, and thebrokengroup.

Just last month , Rich tapped the stock as a healthy bargain opportunity:

AstraZeneca boasts a cash-rich balance sheet, a price-to-free cash flow ratio of less than seven, and ... essentially no growth prospects whatsoever (at least according to Wall Street.) That's okay. At this low a price, I don't need growth.

In fact, AstraZeneca even sports a cheapish forward P/E of 8.2. That represents a slight discount to other big pharma stocks such as Merck (9.4), Novartis (10.5), and Pfizer (9.1).

CAPS member thebrokengroup elaborates on the AstraZeneca bull case:

Great price, great dividend, great product, and a giant in the drug business. More people are getting older and more people will need medications. We all want to live longer and stay healthy. I personally depend on Symbicort to manage my asthma when I get sick -- and it's an amazing product that improves my quality of life.

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