1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: J.C. Penney?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, department store operator J.C. Penney (NYS: JCP) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at J.C. Penney's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
J.C. Penney facts
Headquarters (founded) | Plano, Texas (1902) |
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Market Cap | $5.7 billion |
Industry | Department stores |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $15.6 billion |
Management | CEO Ronald Johnson (since November 2011) CFO Kenneth Hannah (since May 2012) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 0.5% |
Cash/Debt | $888.0 million / $3.2 billion |
Competitors | Kohl's (NYS: KSS) Macy's (NYS: M) Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 34% of the 936 members who have rated J.C. Penney believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, NHWeston, succinctly summed up the J.C. Penney bear case for our community:
Just can't seem to do anything right. They can't do "click and order" [online] or "Brick and mortar" [walk-in stores] well enough to distinguish themselves from other mid level competitors. Worse, stores are getting sloppy. Back-to-school went poorly; Christmas will be worse. Who needs 'em anymore?
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