Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores (WMT 0.30%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Wal-Mart and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Wal-Mart facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Bentonville, Ark. (1945) |
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Market Cap |
$231.0 billion |
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Industry |
Hypermarkets and super centers |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$464.4 billion |
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Management |
CEO Michael Duke (since 2009) CFO Charles Holley (since 2010) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
23% |
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Cash/Debt |
$8.6 billion / $57.5 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.2% |
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Competitors |
Amazon.com (AMZN +4.33%) Costco Wholesale (COST 0.85%) Target (TGT +0.88%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 89% of the 7,031 members who have rated Wal-Mart believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Becker2011, tapped Wal-Mart as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:
Taking a beating for a weaker than expected [fourth-quarter outlook]. A good time to get in to a company that people will about always shop at because let's face it -- they do a good job a keeping prices/or at least appearing to keep prices lower than competitors
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