Why Cliffs Natural Is Too Cheap to Pass Up
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, iron-ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cliffs and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cliffsfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Cleveland (1847) |
Market Cap | $3.0 billion |
Industry | Steel |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $5.9 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Joseph Carrabba CFO Terrance Paradie |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.4% |
Cash/Debt | $195.2 million / $4.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.7% |
Competitors | Alpha Natural Resources CONSOL Energy Peabody Energy |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,589 members who have rated Cliffs believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, bostonjohn, tapped Cliffs as a particularly enticing turnaround opportunity:
The 52-week range as well as the historical range should provide at least 100% upside.
It has been taking a beating from missing projected revenue targets the past few quarters, but it produces the iron to make steel in emerging market powerhouses like Asia.
The technicals may not look sound now, but give it a couple years and you'll see the profits from increased infrastructure in the emerging markets. I'd rather invest when there's blood in the water than when everything looks great.
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