Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, solid-state storage device specialist STEC
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at STEC's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
STEC facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Santa Ana, Calif. (1990) |
| Market Cap | $320.7 million |
| Industry | Data storage devices |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $263.5 million |
| Management | Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Manouch Moshayedi Co-Founder/President/COO Mark Moshayedi |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 5.6% |
| Cash/Debt | $205.8 million / $0 |
| Competitors |
Micron Technology SanDisk Western Digital |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 742 members who have rated STEC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star TSIF, tapped STEC as a possible takeover target:
[V]olume and float are fairly low and STEC fills a niche that might be of interest to other players. I sense management is "tired" and if another player is interested the premium might not be excessive. Overall, one should NEVER bank on a buyout option, but it may present some resistance to further share price erosion in the the short run.
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