Why NTT 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, Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at NTT and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
NTT facts
Headquarters (founded) | Tokyo, Japan (1952) |
Market Cap | $59.7 billion |
Industry | Integrated telecommunication services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $136.0 billion |
Management | CEO Hiroo Unoura (since 2012) CFO Hiroki Watanabe (since 2012) |
6.8 | |
Cash / Debt | $12.9 billion / $51.7 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
Competitors | EMOBILE KDDI SOFTBANK MOBILE |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 135 members who have rated NTT believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, offered a balanced take on the NTT opportunity:
Positive:-A Japanese stock below tangible book value and with a good dividend
- Continuous dividend growth (about 16% yoy during last 5 years)
Negative:-If the Yen breaks down big way NTT might not outperform due to their domestic roots
- NTT is a very traditional, slow moving company with big research budget not creating any innovative products
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