5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Siemens
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, German industrial giant Siemens (NYS: SI) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Siemens' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Siemens facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Munich (1847) |
Market Cap | $83.1 billion |
Industry | Industrial conglomerates |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $95.8 billion |
Management | CEO Peter Loescher (since 2007) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 15.8% |
Cash/Debt | $18.4 billion / $23.4 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
Competitors | ABB (NYS: ABB) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 842 members who have rated Siemens believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include mwlove and fellow Fool Rich Smith (TMFDitty), who is ranked in the top 1% of our community.
Earlier this fall, mwlove tapped Siemens as a timely turnaround opportunity: "A solid industrial with a great dividend. Beaten-down in recent months, but ready to rise again."
In fact, Siemens currently sports a cheapish P/E of 10.4. That represents a discount to industry peers like ABB (13.6), General Electric (13.2), and United Technologies (13.7).
CAPS All-Star TMFDitty elaborates on the Siemens bull case:
I'm suspicious of the 33% growth rate that Yahoo Finance is quoting on this stock. That said, 12 times free cash flow is not too high a price to pay for Germany's "mini-GE." And the company pays me a nice 4.1% divvy while I wait for Mr. Market to notice the value here.
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