Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, graphics-chip maker NVIDIA (NVDA 3.71%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

NVIDIA facts

Headquarters (founded)

Santa Clara, Calif. (1993)

Market Cap

$7.9 billion

Industry

Semiconductors

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$4.1 billion

Management

Co-Founder/CEO Jen-Hsun Huang
Co-Founder/Vice President of Research Chris Malachowsky

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

12.7%

Cash / Debt

$3.4 billion / $19.6 million

Dividend Yield

2.4%

Competitors

AMD (AMD 1.33%)Intel (INTC 1.77%)QUALCOMM (QCOM -0.20%)

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

On CAPS, 96% of the 5,561 members who have rated NVIDIA believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, MrRoell, succinctly summed up the bull case of our community:

NVIDIA produces chips for smart phones and tablets and those are only going to become more and more popular and powerful. Great fundamentals with low P/E, [little debt], solid profit margin and a decent dividend, plenty of cash on hand ($5.50 per share) and a great quick ratio. Overall, this company sounds like a slam dunk for any portfolio.

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