Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, timber REIT Rayonier (RYN 0.80%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Rayonier and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Rayonier facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Jacksonville, Fla. (1926) |
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Market Cap |
$5.9 billion |
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Industry |
Conglomerates |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.5 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Paul Boynton CFO Hans Vanden Noort |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
20.8% |
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Cash / Debt |
$215.5 million / $1.0 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3.6% |
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Competitors |
Plum Creek Timber (PCL.DL) Weyerhaeuser (WY 1.38%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 449 members who have rated Rayonier believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFDeej, followed the lead of a noted fund manager and got bullish on the stock:
[Alex Klabin of Senator Investment Group] made a compelling case for investing in Rayonier at the recent Invest For Kids Chicago conference. He believes that the company is currently 30% to 60% undervalued and that it could begin to unlock that value through a potential spin-off of its fiber business in 2013 or 2014.
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