5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Alvarion

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Israeli wireless broadband company Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR  ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Alvarion facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Tel Aviv, Israel (1992)
Market Cap	$269 million
Industry	Communications equipment
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$271 million
Management	CEO Tzvika Friedman (since 2005) CFO Efrat Makov (since 2007)
Compound Annual Revenue Growth (Over Past 3 Years)	12.6%
Cash / Debt	$131.6 million / $0
Competitors	Nokia (NYSE: NOK  ) Motorola (NYSE: MOT  ) Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU  )
CAPS Members Bullish on ALVR Also Bullish on	Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL  )
CAPS Members Bearish on ALVR Also Bearish on	Monsanto (NYSE: MON  )

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97.2% of the 888 members who have rated Alvarion believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include pampaflash and Skyquest949.

Less than two months ago, pampaflash helped Fools feel connected to the stock: "They have no debt and $2.21 per share cash compared to a $4.00 stock price. As WiMax rolls out in the United States and around the world, [Alvarion] stands to receive contracts that will expand business."

In a pitch from last week, Skyquest949 expands on Alvarion as a particularly smart decision:

[Alvarion] is starting to enter the Smart Grid arena. With [General Electric (NYSE: GE  ) ] producing the Smart Meters that are WiMax enabled, [Alvarion] has the potential to become a big player in the Smart Grid multi billion market. Other companies competing for inclusion in the Smart Grid are using WiFi technology. [Alvarion] has a distinct advantage with WiMax and is working on a proof of concept with National Grid, one of the second largest utility companies in the US.

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