Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, data warehousing specialist Teradata (TDC 0.95%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Teradata and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Teradata facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Dayton, Ohio (1979) |
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Market Cap |
$12.7 billion |
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Industry |
IT consulting and other services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.6 billion |
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Management |
CEO Michael Koehler |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
27.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$821.0 million / $282.0 million |
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Competitors |
EMC (NYSE: EMC) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 633 of the members who have rated Teradata believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Andy Cross (TMFOpie), touched on the strong tailwinds working in Teradata's favor:
Data analytics and big data are both hot growth fields in which [Teradata] focuses. Clients are learning more and more about their customers, leading to new marketing and business decisions. That's valuable to [Teradata] clients and they are likely to continue investing in the area.
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