Why Sturm, Ruger Will Rebound in 2013
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, firearm specialist Sturm, Ruger has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sturm, Ruger and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sturm Ruger facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Southport, Conn. (1948) |
Market Cap | $907.0 million |
Industry | Leisure products |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $443.3 million |
Management | CEO Michael Fifer (since 2006) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 32.4% |
Cash / Debt | $105.1 million / $0 |
Dividend Yield | 3.2% |
Competitors | Browning Arms |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 635 members who have rated Sturm Ruger believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, neocolonialist, succinctly summed up the Sturm, Ruger bull case for our community:
Beginning 2013 looks good for this stock with pre-tax margin (TTM) > 20, no LT debt, 5 yr EPS growth rate > 40%, P/E ~16, gun sales were good before talk of govt control measures, now they are astounding. Obviously well run company that makes a really good weapon. ... I think the fears from govt. gun control are overblown. This stock got beat up hard end of last year, and even worse after the [Connecticut] killings. This stock still has a lot of bounce back room, plus a lot of growth room. Gun sales in the U.S. have been steadily growing, and reaching new demographics.
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