Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, television network operator Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Scripps and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Scripps facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Knoxville, Tenn. (2008) |
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Market Cap |
$8.9 billion |
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Industry |
Broadcasting |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.3 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Kenneth Lowe CFO Joseph NeCastro |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
30.3% |
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Cash/Debt |
$439.2 million / $1.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
0.8% |
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Competitors |
Discovery Communications (DISC.A) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 360 members who have rated Scripps believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, PuddinHead42, touched on the digital trends working in Scripps' favor:
Content providers will be king as we move from a fixed cable format to a free form Internet format where you can watch any show you want anytime. DVR in the cloud. Watch a Food network show on your iPad while you follow the recipe. Shows can be "framed" with fixed [ads] in the frames. ... Plus [ads] targeted to your web searches and purchases as well as the show. They have great content that is relatively cheap to produce. ... Get in now.
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