Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, audio chip specialist Cirrus Logic
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cirrus' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cirrus facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Austin, Texas (1984) |
| Market Cap | $1.3 billion |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $380.9 million |
| Management | CEO Dr. Jason Rhode (since 2007) CFO Thurman Case (since 2007) |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 30.2% |
| Cash/Debt | $139.4 million / $0 |
| Competitors |
Freescale Semiconductor STMicroelectronics Texas Instruments |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 633 members who have rated Cirrus believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, jdwelch62, succinctly summed up the Cirrus bull case:
Tied at the hip to Apple. ... As long as that relationship holds up, and iPhones and iPads continue to sell like hotcakes, [Cirrus] is going to get pulled along for the ride. However, like my rating on [Apple], I'm only giving it 3 years or so to Outperform. After that, we'll have to see if [Apple] can continue to innovate without Steve Jobs. Hopefully, also, [Cirrus] will continue to diversify its customer base, so it won't get hit too hard should [Apple] fail to continue to innovate and amaze the world in a few years.
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