Why URS Will Outperform in 2013
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engineering and construction services provider URS has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at URS and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
URS facts
Headquarters (founded) | San Francisco (1904) |
Market Cap | $3.0 billion |
Industry | Construction and engineering |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $10.4 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Martin Koffel |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 3.5% |
Cash / Debt | $289.2 million / $2.2 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.1% |
Competitors | AECOM Technology Fluor KBR |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 262 members who have rated URS believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, succinctly summed up the opportunity for our community:
Positive:
- Cashflow, dividend, reasonable valuation
- Big and well diversified
- More recently they signed some big new contracts. [M]ostly with the US government.
Negative:
- Cyclical company
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