4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Fred's
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, discount store operator Fred's (NAS: FRED) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Fred's and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Fred's facts
Headquarters (founded) | Memphis (1947) |
Market Cap | $520.5 million |
Industry | General merchandise stores |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.9 billion |
Management | CEO Bruce Efird (since 2009) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.1% |
Cash/Debt | $7.8 million / $7.2 million |
Dividend Yield | 1.7% |
Competitors | Dollar General |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 81% of the 110 members who have rated Fred's believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier today, one of those bulls, JohnStuartMill, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
This is not an ordinary discount dollar store. You can find name brands at discount prices. That's the edge they have over the competition. As with all retailers, give it a facelift, and the customers will keep coming back. And that's what they are doing with some of their stores. A new look helps people's moral up.
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