Why ArcelorMittal Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, steel giant ArcelorMittal has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at ArcelorMittal and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
ArcelorMittal facts
Headquarters (founded) | Luxembourg (1989) |
Market Cap | $23.6 billion |
Industry | Steel |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $84.2 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Lakshmi Mittal CFO Aditya Mittal |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 0.4% |
Cash / Debt | $4.4 billion / $26.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
Competitors | POSCO Nucor United States Steel |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 2,107 members who have rated ArcelorMittal believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Ikarruss, succinctly summed up the opportunity for our community:
This is a bet on iron going up. The stock is leveraged less than the industry average, it has a high [dividend yield], but it is not going anywhere unless iron/steel see some light. It is too big to react quickly, but it will make money if the price of steel goes up and it should hold on for a while.
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