Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, consumer staples giant Unilever (NYSE: UL) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Unilever facts

Headquarters (Founded) London (1885)
Market Cap $95.8 billion
Industry Packaged foods
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $58.5 billion
Management CEO Paul Polman (since 2008)
CFO Jean-Marc Huet (since 2010)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 36.5%
Cash/Debt $3.8 billion / $14.3 billion
Dividend Yield 3.5%

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

On CAPS, 97% of the 852 members who have rated Unilever believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last month, one of those bulls, NHWeston, nicely summed up the Unilever bull case for our community:

They have well-known brands of assorted household goods and are quietly buying up little companies in Africa, India, Turkey, Indonesia, and Latin America. While such a strategy has obvious costs, you are not just buying a product, you are buying a brand with name recognition and customer loyalty you can use for a multiplier effect. And there's a dividend, too. Don't let the Euro-terrors spook you. Uneee makes moneee!

But before you run out and start gobbling up shares, some of Unilever's peers might actually be better suited to your own individual investing profile.

Kraft (NYSE: KFT) shares, for example, have easily outperformed Unilever's over the past year, so it might be a better option for those looking for a little price momentum. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) much larger size and higher operating margins continue to make it a purer "blue chip" play. And PepsiCo's (NYSE: PEP) double-digit revenue growth over the past several years likely gives it the edge among growth-seekers. However, when you consider that Unilever boasts a higher dividend yield than each of its peers mentioned above, the stock seems nicely suited for income investors looking to buy into the space.

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