5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Textainer

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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, container lessor Textainer Group Holdings (NYS: TGH) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Textainer facts

Headquarters (founded)

Hamilton, Bermuda (1979)

Market Cap

$1.5 billion

Industry

Rental and leasing services

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$463.4 million

Management

CEO Philip Brewer (since October 2011)
CFO Hilliard Terry, III (since January 2012)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

25%

Cash/Debt

$82.2 million / $1.7 billion

Dividend Yield

5.5%

Competitors

CAI International
Seaco
Stolt-Nielsen


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

On CAPS, 97% of the 224 members who have rated Textainer believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those bulls, TMFTypeoh, tapped Textainer as a particularly timely income opportunity: "Good growth, solid dividend. Big player in its industry. Taking advantage of the recent pullback and [5.5% dividend yield]."

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