Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, lift trucks and aftermarket parts company Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY -0.74%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hyster-Yale and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hyster-Yale facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Cleveland, Ohio (1991) |
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Market Cap |
$914.4 million |
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Industry |
Industrial machinery |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.5 billion |
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Management |
CEO Alfred Rankin CFO Kenneth Schilling |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
22.0% |
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Cash/Debt |
$151.3 million / $143.0 million |
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Dividend Yield |
1.8% |
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Competitors |
Crown Equipment Corp. Jungheinrich Toyota Material Handling |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, all 25 members who have rated Hyster-Yale believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, bes0m3b0dy, succinctly summed up the bull case for community:
Strong balance sheet. ... Leader in the business of lift trucks, while not glamorous, but well poised to expand in the improving economic conditions in the Americas, where it gets 2/3 of its revenue. At a P/E ratio of 9 and well-positioned to grow domestically and globally, this recent spinoff is a quality company that is cheap.
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