Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, storage memory platform company Fusion-io (FIO.DL) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Fusion-io and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Fusion-io facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Salt Lake City (2005) |
Market Cap |
$1.3 billion |
Industry |
Computer storage and peripherals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$432.9 million |
Management |
Chairman/CEO Shane Robison CFO Dennis Wolf |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(3.5%) |
Cash/Debt |
$354.7 million / $0 |
Competitors |
EMC NetApp STEC |
On CAPS, 90% of the 295 members who have rated Fusion-io believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, mwlove, tapped Fusion-io as a particularly attractive turnaround pick:
I love the products this company makes. The change in CEO caused the stock to tank, but it was for the best. The new CEO, Shane Robison, says he has three goals: 1) expansion into new customers and geographies; (2) integration of recent acquisitions and (3) innovate at a faster rate than competitors. The company needs to diversify beyond Apple and Facebook but Robison is the guy to get it done.