Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty coffee retailer Starbucks (SBUX -0.35%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Starbucks and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Starbucks facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Seattle (1985)

Market Cap

$39.6 billion

Industry

Restaurants

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$13.3 billion

Management

Founder/Chairman/CEO Howard Schultz
CFO Troy Alstead

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

29.4%

Cash/Debt

$2.0 billion / $549.6 million

Dividend Yield

1.6%

Competitors

Dunkin' Brands (DNKN)
McDonald's (MCD 0.47%)
Tim Hortons (THI.DL)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 80% of the 8,143 members who have rated Starbucks believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last month, one of those bulls, Flygal5, tapped Starbucks' recent acquisition as a particularly attractive opportunity:

I am adding [Starbucks] ... because of the purchase of [Teavana Holdings (NYSE: TEA)]. I think this is a great development. I love tea and I could not understand why Teavana had stores that only sold tea for making at home, the tea house experience is a no brainer. I can hardly wait to watch Howard [Schultz] roll this new concept out across the world. Can they grow to be as big as the coffee houses? I do not know, but I love the thought of the Starbucks know how applied to tea.

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