Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, business intelligence (BI) specialist Qlik Technologies
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at QlikTech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
QlikTech facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Radnor, Pa. (1993) |
Market Cap | $2.1 billion |
Industry | Application software |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $207.0 million |
Management |
CEO Lars Bjork (since 2007) CFO William Sorenson (since 2008) |
Operating Margin (Average, Past 3 Years) | 8.4% |
Cash/Debt | $156.3 million / $0 |
Competitors |
IBM
Microsoft
SAP |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 190 members who have rated QlikTech believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Ak66 and All-Star Gtrinvestor, who is ranked in the top 0.1% of our community.
Just two weeks ago, Ak66 tapped QlikTech as a particularly intelligent pick: "I use BI reports routinely at work and their complexity slows the usage among my peers. Qlik seems to provide a system that is easier and more accessible and will work for 90% plus of the data we manage."
To be sure, QlikTech trades at a huge forward P/E (67.1) premium compared with foes IBM (11.6), Microsoft (10.4), SAP (15.0), and Oracle
OK, I have a really hard time picking up a niche product company with a $2B market cap when it is still in its nascent stages of growth. However, I have heard from people at other companies that they absolutely love this tool (I haven't seen it myself yet). If this tool can do what others say (including TMF in its write-up) then maybe this is a steal? Maybe an acquisition candidate by Oracle?
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