Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mobile chip specialist Qualcomm
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Qualcomm's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Qualcomm facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | San Diego (1985) |
| Market Cap | $110.4 billion |
| Industry | Communication equipment |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $18.4 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Paul Jacobs President/COO Steven Mollenkopf |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 18.0% |
| Cash/Debt | $13.4 billion / $1.4 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 1.5% |
| Competitors |
Broadcom Nokia Texas Instruments |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 2,537 of the members who have rated Qualcomm believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this summer, one of those Fools, suneet21, succinctly summed up the Qualcomm bull case for our community:
Strong revenue growth past 5 years with room to run with continued global 3G/4G LTE adoption. High gross and operating margins and [return on equity]. Wide moat [because of patents, which result] in high royalty revenues[,] and strong, [shareholder-friendly] management in place.
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