4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: B&G Foods
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, shelf-stable food specialist B&G Foods (NYS: BGS) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at B&G's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
B&G facts
Headquarters (founded) | Parsippany, N.J. (1996) |
Market Cap | $1.1 billion |
Industry | Packaged foods and meats |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $569.8 million |
Management | CEO David Wenner |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 16.5% |
Cash/Debt | $20.0 million / $717.9 million |
Dividend Yield | 4.8% |
Competitors | General Mills |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 222 members who have rated B&G believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star InvestWhatWorks, tapped B&G as a particularly tasty income opportunity:
B&G Foods has a great dividend, which the company have increased 3-times in the past 14-months. Their strategy of acquiring smaller, but high-margin brands from other companies has proven very successful for B&G. ...
Recently, B&G Foods has begun dipping their toes into non-food products. In addition to the acquisition of some of Unilever's food products, B&G acquired the Static Guard and Kleen Guard brands from Unilever. And earlier this month, B&G formed a strategic alliance with global consumer products company, Jarden.
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