Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, cloud enterprise software provider NetSuite
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at NetSuite's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
NetSuite facts
Headquarters (founded) |
San Mateo, Calif. (1998) |
Market Cap |
$4.0 billion |
Industry |
Systems software |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$269.1 million |
Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/Chief Technology Officer Evan Goldberg President/CEO Zachary Nelson |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
(27.1%) |
Cash/Debt |
$164.5 million / $2.8 million |
Competitors |
Sage Software salesforce.com SAP |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 28% of the 310 members who have rated NetSuite believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bears, OklaBoston, highlighted some recent insider activity as a very clear reason to stay away: "Very recent open market selling by multiple directors practically screams 'top' to me. And confirms more fundamental indicators that this is overpriced."
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