4-Star Small-Caps Poised to Pop: Cresud
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, agricultural products company Cresud (NAS: CRESY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cresud and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cresud facts
Headquarters (founded) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (1936) |
Market Cap | $402.2 million |
Industry | Diversified real estate activities |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $734.0 million |
Management | CEO Alejandro Elsztain (since 2002) CFO Matias Gaivironsky (since 2011) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 8.3% |
Cash/Debt | $124.7 million / $824.3 million |
Dividend Yield | 3.4% |
Competitors | Archer Daniels Midland (NYS: ADM) Cargill DeWied International |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 459 members who have rated Cresud believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, AvgHead, tapped Cresud as a particularly attractive bargain opportunity:
Book value is understated based on how accounting is treated. It many cases, the extensive land [Cresud] owns is based on acquired cost with no adjustments to market. Good business model too. This is a long term play 5+ years, similar to [Brookfield Residential Properties (NYS: BRP) ].
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