4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Turkcell
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Turkish telecom provider Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri (NYS: TKC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Turkcell's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Turkcell facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Istanbul (1993) |
Market Cap | $10.4 billion |
Industry | Wireless telecom services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $5.83 billion |
Management | CEO Sureyya Ciliv (since 2007) CFO Serkan Okandan (since 2005) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 19.2% |
Cash/Debt | $3.34 billion / $1.92 billion |
Competitors | Vodafone Group (NAS: VOD) |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 870 members who have rated Turkcell believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include robertshrestha and All-Star 4thRockFool.
Earlier this week, robertshrestha tapped Turkcell as a tempting turnaround opportunity:
Stock's been beaten up on Euro fears and partner disputes. This is a bet that both concerns will be resolved eventually and the juicy dividend coming back. I like my chances.
In fact, Turkcell boasts a robust three-year average operating margin of 23%. That's higher than that of other large telecom plays like Vodafone (16%), AT&T (NYS: T) (17%), and Verizon (NYS: VZ) (17%).
CAPS member 4thRockFool elaborates on the Turkcell bull case:
Turkish telecom with nice [previous >4.5%] dividend. Dispute among three partners -- Sweden's TeliaSonera, Russia's Altimo and Turkey's Cukurova -- over control of the company has resulted in delay of annual meeting and failure to make annual dividend distribution. Stock has been hammered presenting a buying opportunity for those with an appetite for risk.
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