Why United Tech Is Poised to Keep Rallying
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, aerospace and building systems conglomerate United Technologies has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at United Tech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
United Techfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Hartford, Conn. (1934) |
Market Cap | $85.5 billion |
Industry | Aerospace and defense |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $57.7 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Louis Chenevert CFO Gregory Hayes |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 21.3% |
Cash/Debt | $4.8 billion / $23.2 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
Competitors | Boeing General Electric Honeywell International |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,615 members who have rated United Tech believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, DanFPilot, succinctly summed up the United Tech bull case for our community:
A great core holding in a profitable, well-run enterprise. ... An outstanding company. Also, [United Tech] is the owner of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines that is truly a legend in the aviation industry. I could go on about [United Tech's] numbers but that would be somewhat pointless. Not a growth stock but a stable and consistent performer with a solid dividend history.
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