Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Freeport's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Freeport facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Phoenix (1987) |
| Market Cap | $30.7 billion |
| Industry | Diversified metals and mining |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $19.8 billion |
| Management | CEO Richard Adkerson CFO Kathleen Quirk |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 39.2% |
| Cash/Debt | $4.5 billion / $3.5 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
| Competitors |
BHP Billiton Newmont Mining Southern Copper |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 5,916 members who have rated Freeport believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, BUbulldog, tapped the stock as a solid bargain opportunity:
The stock is down ... on labor unrest at one of its mines. All reports indicate that this has subsided. Most convincingly though, copper demand is expected to exceed supply for the coming year, which results in higher revenue for [Freeport]. Expect it to do well over the next couple of years, especially if the economy rebounds. Fears in China are overblown.
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