Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, radio frequency chipmaker Skyworks Solutions (SWKS 2.32%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Skyworks and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Skyworks facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Woburn, Mass. (1962) |
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Market Cap |
$3.9 billion |
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Industry |
Semiconductors |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.6 billion |
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Management |
CEO David Aldrich (since 2000) CFO Donald Palette (since 2007) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
13.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$377.5 million / $0 |
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Competitors |
Anadigics RF Micro Devices TriQuint Semiconductor |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 717 members who have rated Skyworks believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Gowithit, tapped Skyworks as a particularly attractive turnaround selection:
This stock has been severely dinged based on the news of Qualcomm entering its marketplace, after a 12% rise after earnings that were stellar and decent guidance. The Qualcomm product will not be good to go for a while and it seems like it will be lower end based on initial accounts I have read. This is a strong buy at more than a dollar less than [pre-great-earnings] a few weeks back.
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