Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, veterinary services provider IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX -2.44%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at IDEXX and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

IDEXX facts

Headquarters (founded)

Westbrook, Maine (1983)

Market Cap

$5.3 billion

Industry

Healthcare equipment

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$1.3 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Jonathan Ayers

CFO Merilee Raines

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

27.7%

Cash/Debt

$221.4 million / $234.7 million

Competitors

Abaxis (ABAX)

Heska (HSKA)

VCA Antech (WOOF)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 237 members who have rated IDEXX believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

About a month ago, one of those bulls, fellow Fool John Divine (TMFDivine), succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community:

Love how this company offers diagnostic products and veterinarian management systems, and is integrating these into a single service. People love their pets and this company is on top of a very niche area. This stock should continue to outperform over the next few years.

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