Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, video game retailer GameStop
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at GameStop's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
GameStop facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Grapevine, Texas (1994) |
| Market Cap | $2.2 billion |
| Industry | Computer and electronics retail |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $9.3 billion |
| Management | CEO J. Paul Raines (since 2010) CFO Robert Lloyd (since 2010) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 13.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $329.1 million / $0 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.5% |
| Competitors |
Amazon.com Best Buy Wal-Mart |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 9% of the 3,200 members who have rated GameStop believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A little more than a month ago, one of those Fools, TMFCane, explained why GameStop shares have more room to fall:
I really wish I would have gotten this one sooner. [Microsoft] and Sony both have expressed a desire to nuke the used-games market. While I don't believe either will, that bodes ill for [GameStop's] future potential. Additionally, downloadable games and mobile games spell bad times for this stock.
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