Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, solid-state drive specialist OCZ Technology
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at OCZ's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
OCZ facts
| Headquarters (founded) | San Jose, Calif. (2002) |
| Market Cap | $426.8 million |
| Industry | Computer storage and peripherals |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $319.9 million |
| Management | Founder/CEO Ryan Petersen CFO Arthur Knapp |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | (80.2%) |
| Cash/Debt | $38.6 million / $22.7 million |
| Competitors |
Corsair Intel STEC |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 8% of the 117 members who have rated OCZ believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A few months ago, one of those Fools, All-Star DoubleAmerica, summed up the bear case for our community:
Although there may be a short squeeze here to drive the price up, this company is destined to fail. ... SSDs may be the future but OCZ's low-end products will not hold up to competition who can invest significantly in R&D, while OCZ fails to make money now and has no hope if more R&D expenditures are needed. It will take time to sort out what SSD players will provide useful products for the everyday consumer, but I assure you OCZ will not be one of them.
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