Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, nanotech investing specialist Harris & Harris (Nasdaq: TINY ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Harris & Harris' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Harris & Harris facts
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| Headquarters (Founded) |
New York (1981) |
| Market Cap |
$157.2 million |
| Industry |
Diversified investments |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$446,000 |
| Management |
Chairman/CEO Douglas Jamison
CFO/COO Dr. Daniel Wolfe |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
(10.8%) |
| Cash/Debt |
$3.76 million / $0 |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 946 members who have rated Harris & Harris believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Zemko100 and Writerjeff2.
Just last month, Zemko100 described Harris & Harris in a purely positive light:
Venture capital group well positioned in a number of companies primarily involved with some aspect of nanotechnology. Very smart guys leading this parade. Sector diversification by people with real skin in the game.
Currently, Harris & Harris even sports a cheapish price-to-book ratio of 1.1. That represents a clear discount to much larger private-equity plays, such as Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX ) (1.8), Fortress Investment (NYSE: FIG ) (2.6), and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (NYSE: KKR ) (2.9).
CAPS member Writerjeff2 elaborates on the bull case:
Harris & Harris is a company that invests in start-up companies in nano-technology. The stock has been hurt by the recession and general absence of M&A activity in the technology sector. As the business climate improves TINY should see opportunity to cash in on some of its investments. Case in point: their portfolio company BioVex [was] acquired by Amgen. I expect to see more of this in the next two to four years.
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