Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online employment services specialist Monster Worldwide
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Monster's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Monster facts
| Headquarters (founded) | New York (1967) |
| Market Cap | $1.01 billion |
| Industry | Internet software and services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.0 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Salvatore Iannuzzi (since 2007) CFO James Langrock (since 2011) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 1.6% |
| Cash/Debt | $252.6 million / $213.5 million |
| Competitors |
Adecco
CareerBuilder, LLC |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 23% of the 328 members who have rated Monster believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star latimerburned, touched on the competitive headwinds working against the stock: "They either get acquired or go out of business. My bet is going out of business as LinkedIn's social aspect is driving [human resource] professionals away from Monster and others like them."
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