Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, railcar manufacturer Trinity Industries
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Trinity's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Trinity facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Dallas (1933) |
| Market Cap | $2.7 billion |
| Industry | Railcar manufacturing and sales |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.1 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Timothy Wallace (since 1999) CFO James Perry (since 2010) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 5.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $351.1 million / $3.0 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Competitors |
American Railcar Industries Clipper Windpower Lafarge North America |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 1,050 members who have rated Trinity believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those bulls, NHWeston, succinctly summed up the opportunity:
If you want railroads but are not sure which one to pick, then Trinity is a stock for you. They make rail cars and also inland and coastal barges. Besides transportation, they are into alternative energies and have a nice dividend. They made me money in the past. They will again.
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