Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, newspaper publisher The McClatchy Company
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at McClatchy's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
McClatchy facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Sacramento, Calif. (1860) |
| Market Cap | $230.6 million |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.3 billion |
| Management | CEO Patrick Talamantes Principal Accounting Officer Hai Nguyen |
| Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 8% |
| Cash/Debt | $86.0 million / $1.8 billion |
| Competitors |
Gannett
Hearst Newspapers Tribune |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 46% of the 267 members who have rated McClatchy believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star TerryHogan, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community: "This company is too much old media, not enough new media. If they can weather the transition they'll be OK, but it'll take a while and I'm not betting on them shooting the lights out in the meantime."
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