Based on the aggregated intelligence of 160,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, stolen vehicle recovery specialist Ituran Location & Control
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Ituran's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Ituran facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Azour, Israel (1994) |
Market Cap |
$327 million |
Industry |
Communications equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$121.4 million |
Management |
Co-CEO Eyal Sheratzky Co-CEO Nir Sheratzky |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
22.8% |
Cash/Debt |
$60.8 million / $5.9 million |
Competitors |
Trimble Navigation
Garmin
Hawk |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 229 members who have rated Ituran believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star typeoh, who is ranked in the top 15% of our community, and dumberthanafool.
Just last month, typeoh informed Fools that the company "has a lot of growth ahead of it." Our CAPS All-Star concludes: "Israel operations should provide plenty of cash flow for expansion into USA, Brazil, & Argentina, yet still allow the company to buy back its stock and pay large dividends."
In a pitch from one day earlier, dumberthanafool also helped investors to turn toward Ituran:
Great little Israeli company, a [LoJack
(Nasdaq: LOJN) ]-type business, operates in Brazil as well as in Israel. Virtually no debt. Yield fluctuates based on yearly profits, which is not American-style dividend payment, but whaddaya gonna do. Decent returns on equity and and on investments. Stellar current ratio. Good margins. I like what I have gleaned about management from annual reports. ... On a macro level, demand for [Ituran's] services will only secularly grow over time.
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