4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Valmont Industries

Brian D. Pacampara, The Motley Fool
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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, infrastructure and irrigation company Valmont Industries (NYS: VMI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Valmont's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Valmont facts

Headquarters (founded)

Omaha, Neb. (1946)

Market Cap

$3.3 billion

Industry

Industrial machinery

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$2.8 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Mogens Bay
Principal Accounting Officer Mark Jaksich

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

17.5%

Cash/Debt

$339.6 million / $486.6 million

Dividend Yield

0.6%

Competitors

Ajax Metal Processing
Lindsay
Thomas & Betts


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 287 members who have rated Valmont believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those bulls, 1picks, brought Valmont's current operating momentum to our community's attention:

Guess who makes all those wonderful lighting fixtures you see along highways? And the huge irrigation pipe thingees for agriculture? Valmont Industries. They're doing very well. Profits are up. Dividend is up. Guidance is up. So are the shares.

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