4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: ConAgra
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, food company ConAgra Foods (NYS: CAG) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at ConAgra's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
ConAgra facts
Headquarters (founded) | Omaha, Neb. (1919) |
Market Cap | $10.9 billion |
Industry | Packaged foods and meats |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $12.8 billion |
Management | CEO Gary Rodkin (since 2005) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 14.7% |
Cash/Debt | $706.5 million / $3.0 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.7% |
Competitors | H.J. Heinz |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 676 members who have rated ConAgra believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those bulls, 1intheBlackSwamp, took a cautiously bullish stance on the stock:
Good dividend -- lots of cash, management skills, products in every home. [T]hey seem to have handled the 'commodity inflation taking profits from food-makers' concern. [T]hey better watch out for becoming the old moldy bread and get that growth thing going.
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