Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, audio chip specialist Cirrus Logic
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cirrus' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cirrus facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Austin, Texas (1984) |
Market Cap |
$1.08 billion |
Industry |
Semiconductor |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$310.3 million |
Management |
CEO Dr. Jason Rhode (since 2007) CFO Thurman Case (since 2007) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
11.4% |
Cash/Debt |
$173.6 million / $0 |
Competitors |
Texas Instruments
Linear Technology
STMicroelectronics |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 435 members who have rated Cirrus believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Grumpee and All-Star Hotpicks101, who is ranked in the top 10% of our community.
Earlier this month, Grumpee tapped Cirrus as tasty way to bite into Apple
Cirrus' superior high-end audio chips, rock-solid balance sheet, and tight relationship with Apple make it an increasingly popular play on the booming smartphone space. Over the next five years, Cirrus is even expected to grow its bottom line at a much faster pace (20% per annum) than rivals Texas Instruments (10%), Linear Tech (9%), and STMicro (12%), as well as other mobile chip plays like RF Micro Devices
CAPS All-Star Hotpicks101 sums it up:
Think it should continue to do well despite its run up. ... I don't like how reliant the company is on [Apple], but as long as their partnership is there then there will be no need to worry. Much better than trying to profit off of [Apple] as this has much more upside potential in it.
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