Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, department store operator Sears Holdings (SHLDQ) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sears and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sears facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (1899) |
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Market Cap |
$4.6 billion |
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Industry |
Department stores |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$40.1 billion |
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Management |
Chairman Edward Lampert |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
(16.8%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$622.0 million / $4.0 billion |
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Competitors |
J.C. Penney (JCPN.Q) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 36% of the 2,312 members who have rated Sears believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, succinctly summed up the Sears bear case for our community:
If you need some time to yourself, just go into a Sears. You usually find more salespeople than shoppers. I actually like to shop there. You can find good quality items like Lands End and Kenmore that seem to be perpetually on sale. It is a great store for bargain shoppers, but a terrible business given their earnings and margins.
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