4-Star Retailers Ready to Rally: GNC Holdings
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, health and wellness products retailer GNC Holdings (NYSE: GNC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at GNC's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
GNC facts
Pittsburgh, Pa. (1935) | |
Market Cap | $4.2 billion |
Industry | Specialty stores |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $2.3 billion |
Management | CEO Joseph Fortunato (since 2005) CFO Michael Nuzzo (since 2008) |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 21.9% |
Cash/Debt | $160.2 million / $900.9 million |
Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
Competitors | Amazon.com (NAS: AMZN) CVS Caremark (NYS: CVS) Walgreen (NYS: WAG) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 89% of the 101 members who have rated GNC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, fellow Fool David Meier (TMFHumbleServant), succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community: "The health supplement retailer sits in the middle of a strong trend: health and wellness. I am impressed by what I've seen so far and think the company has plenty of growth ahead of it."
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