4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Campbell Soup

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, food products specialist Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Campbell's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Campbell facts

Headquarters (founded)	Camden, N.J. (1869)
Market Cap	$10.9 billion
Industry	Packaged foods and meats
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$7.7 billion
Management	CEO Denise Morrison (since 2011) CFO B. Craig Owens (since 2008)
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years)	20.9%
Cash/Debt	$332.0 million / $3.0 billion
Dividend Yield	3.4%
Competitors	General Mills H.J. Heinz Kraft Foods

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 90% of the 556 members who have rated Campbell believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. �

Earlier this month, one of those Fools, TMF1000, tapped Campbell as a tasty income opportunity:

[T]he real attraction is the dividend of $1.16 which gives them a yield of 3.4%. ...

I don't think the [market lows] of October 4, 2011, but we may get a fairly good correction, having a fair share of dividend payers is a good way to stabilize one's portfolio. [Campbell], among many others is a good addition to one's portfolio. When I buy these I simply try to buy more at better and better dividend yield points.

Campbell is a good inflation fighter, over any given 20 year period.

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