Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power (STP) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Suntech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Suntech facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Wuxi, China (2001) |
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Market Cap |
$338.4 million |
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Industry |
Semiconductors |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.7 billion |
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Management |
Founder/Chairman Dr. Zhengrong Shi CEO/Acting CFO David King |
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Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) |
1.7% |
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Cash/Debt |
$473.7 million / $2.3 billion |
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Competitors |
First Solar Yingli Green Energy Trina Solar |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 5% of the 4,160 members who have rated Suntech believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Tjackson5, succinctly summed up the Suntech bear case for our community: "As it stands presently, the debt [Suntech] has to overcome is simply too large of an obstacle for them to be profitable any time soon. Solar is a saturated market, competitors will have to fail entirely to allow a company like this to prosper."
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