Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mortgage industry software specialist Ellie Mae (ELLI) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Ellie Mae and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Ellie Mae facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Pleasanton, Calif. (1997) |
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Market Cap |
$604.2 million |
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Industry |
Application software |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$101.9 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Sigmund Anderman President/COO Jonathan Corr |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
7.7% |
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Cash/Debt |
$60.4 million / $0 |
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Competitors |
Fiserv |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 151 members who have rated Ellie Mae believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier today, one of those Fools, TMFInnovator, succinctly summed up the Ellie Mae bull case for our community:
- Rapidly growing user base (+40% yr/yr) that is adopting the Encompass software solution.
-As users become more comfortable/familiar with Encompass, switching costs rise and # of transactions/user increases (revenues to ELLI).
-Asset-light business model that is easily scalable.
-Huge addressable market that is in flux due to increased regulations. Increased regulation is good for ELLI business.
-Network Effect: The Ellie Mae Network becomes more valuable as more users subscribe.
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