Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Irish healthcare products developer Covidien
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Covidien's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Covidien facts
| Headquarters | Dublin |
| Market Cap | $27.6 billion |
| Industry | Healthcare equipment |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $11.9 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Jose Almeida CFO Charles Dockendorff |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.6% |
| Cash/Debt | $1.7 billion / $4.3 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 1.6% |
| Competitors |
Becton Dickinson CR Bard Johnson & Johnson |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 468 members who have rated Covidien believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, NHWeston102, tapped the stock as a particularly special opportunity: "Covidien is embracing a risky strategy, but one that could pay big buck -- they're going to drop most of their pharma for a more focused market, medical devices. They have some very fine tech and just might get bought."
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