Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, shopping center REIT Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC -1.04%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

ROIC facts

Headquarters

San Diego, Calif.

Market Cap

$933.4 million

Industry

Retail REIT

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$84.2 million

Management

President/CEO Stuart Tanz
CFO Michael Haines

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

1.6%

Cash / Debt

$6.9 million / $316.4 million

Dividend Yield

4%

Competitors

Kimco Realty 
Macerich
Vornado Realty Trust

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

On CAPS, 97% of the 501 members who have rated ROIC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Earlier this week, one of those Fools, TMFTailwind, tapped ROIC as a particularly timely bargain opportunity: "Good place to start another long-term bet on stellar management (real estate mogul Stuart Tanz). Expecting boring, steady growth complemented by a nice yield. 10+ year time frame on this one."