Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, risk-management solutions specialist RPX
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at RPX's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
RPX facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | San Francisco (2008) |
| Market Cap | $714.4 million |
| Industry | Business services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $141.3 million |
| Management | Co-Founder/CEO John Amster Co-Founder/COO Geoffrey Barker |
| Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 14.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $250.0 million / $6.1 million |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 53 members who have rated RPX believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include TMFTypeoh and TMFIPO2011.
This past summer, TMFTypeoh tapped RPX as a particularly potent opportunity:
Hang [on] to your hat, this one could get crazy! Business model looks solid, financials look solid. Should be a crazy trader in the short term due to the IPO, but I'm putting real money behind this Gem.
RPX even boasts a robust trailing-12-month operating margin of 33%. That's higher than that of other business service stocks like ADP
CAPS member TMFIPO2011 elaborates on the RPX bull case:
**An industry-disruptive business model that brings order and efficiency to the exciting world of patent litigation and assertion.
**A rapid growth engine, mixed with sticky customers and the recurring revenue they provide.
**A network effect is being born -- client growth means RPX collects more subscription fees, which leads to additional patents purchased, making … its services incrementally more valuable for each new client.
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