Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, food distributor Sysco (SYY +0.48%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sysco and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sysco facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Houston (1969) |
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Market Cap |
$18.4 billion |
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Industry |
Food wholesale |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$42.4 billion |
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Management |
CEO William DeLaney, III (since 2009) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
27.8% |
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Cash/Debt |
$691.3 million / $3.0 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3.4% |
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Competitors |
Meadowbrook Meat Company |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,323 members who have rated Sysco believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, All-Star Chemdawg, succinctly summed up the Sysco bull case for our community:
[W]orld dominating stock in its sector... the strong survive and the rest disappear when the times are hard... strong and growing dividend currently yielding nearly 3.5%... yes margins will be squeezed as food costs rise, but that will affect the entire industry and these guys are the best at what they do. [T]hey have a virtual monopoly in the restaurant business... buy and hold below $33.
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