Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, car sharing network operator Zipcar (Nasdaq: ZIP ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Zipcar's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Zipcar facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Cambridge, Mass. (2000) |
| Market Cap | $280.7 million |
| Industry | Consumer services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $260.9 million |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Scott Griffith President/COO Mark Norman |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 0.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $62.7 million / $120.5 million |
| Competitors | Avis Budget Enterprise Hertz |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 959 members who have rated Zipcar believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, TMFJLo, touched on several of the stock's positives: "Zipcar is changing the way that people consider transportation, capitalizing on the average 23 hours a day that car owners don't drive their car. They've got the brand, top-tier management, close relationships with public and private sector partners, and they're pouring money into R&D that'll work wonders down the road."
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Report this Comment On August 08, 2012, at 9:32 AM, 2roll2 wrote:
I think it is best time to buy shares of ZIP too considering the anual increase in the number of people who use rent cars.
Report this Comment On August 08, 2012, at 1:30 PM, mrbkush wrote:
Forgot Car2Go, Uhaul, the new peer-to-peer true sharing programs, BMW, Toyota et al.
Zipcar is in deep trouble and needs to partner with someone or sell their assets.
What this analysis also misses is that during the hour or two people use their car they really appreciate having it. Most people only spend half their day at their home and two thirds of it asleep, perhaps home ownership isn't needed.
Car rental has been a business for decades and will be around for a very long time. If hourly rentals become more popular, that doesn't translate into profits for ZIP.
They don't have the capital to expand and I doubt a secondary will succeed at this time
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