Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, nutritional-supplement maker Herbalife (HLF 2.83%) has received an underwhelming two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Herbalife and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Herbalife facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands (1980) |
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Market Cap |
$3.2 billion |
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Industry |
Personal products |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$3.9 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Michael Johnson |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
43.5% |
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Cash/Debt |
$321.7 million / $503.4 million |
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Dividend Yield |
4.4% |
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Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 28% of the 572 members who have rated Herbalife believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bears, Foolish colleague John Divine (TMFDivine), helped our community get caught up on the short opportunity:
Whenever SEC investigations about your company being a Ponzi scheme are in motion, I have to hop off the bull train. Fellow Fool Michael Lewis' first piece on HLF breaks down some of the problems in simple terms. It's an excellent piece get yourself briefed on if you want to get a quick lowdown.
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