Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, food and beverage company Dean Foods (DF) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Dean Foods and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Dean Foods facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Dallas (1925) |
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Market Cap |
$3.1 billion |
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Industry |
Packaged foods and meats |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$12.8 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Gregg Engles CFO Shaun Mara |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
7.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$69.8 million / $3.5 billion |
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Competitors |
General Mills (GIS -0.24%) Mondelez International (MDLZ -0.74%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 498 members who have rated Dean Foods believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A few months ago, one of those bulls, KennyO, tapped Dean Foods as a particularly solid growth opportunity:
The company's got a range of regional brands of staple products that may, with some diligence on the part of management, expand to national brands. It's a difficult and long term task, given how connected people are to their lifelong attachment to dairy product brands, but Dean Foods is well positioned to make it happen.
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