Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, funeral services specialist Stewart Enterprises (NASDAQ: STEI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Stewart and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Stewart facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Jefferson, La. (1910) |
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Market Cap |
$631.8 million |
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Industry |
Specialized consumer services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$516.0 million |
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Management |
CEO Thomas Kitchen (since 2011) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
7.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$78.8 million / $320.9 million |
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Dividend Yield |
2.1% |
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Competitors |
Carriage Services (CSV 1.42%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 133 members who have rated Stewart believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, badducky, touched on the strong demographic trends working in Stewart's favor:
As long as this sector can avoid accounting trickery with their pre-need plans, any business with reasonable management should succeed as the baby boomers create a rising wave of business in the next few decades. I'm going to be researching this sector for my next big equity buy, and it might very well be this stock!
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