Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, renewable oil producer Solazyme (SZYM +0.00%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Solazyme and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Solazyme facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
South San Francisco, Calif. (2003) |
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Market Cap |
$454.2 million |
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Industry |
Consumable fuels |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$50.6 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/CEO Jonathan Wolfson Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer Harrison Dillon |
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Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(32.5%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$167.1 million / $15.8 million |
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Competitors |
Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM +1.94%) ExxonMobil (XOM +1.13%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 349 members who have rated Solazyme believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, TempoAllegro, tapped the stock as a particularly attractive growth pick:
Solazyme is one of the most interesting -- and misunderstood -- companies out there today. Many people think of it as a biofuels company. What they do is create different kinds of oils from very small algae in a patented process that happens in the dark. ...
This company IPO'd soon after May 2011 around $18.00 per share and has had a rocky ride down to its current price of about $7.46 per share. The market cap is not even a half billion yet. However, some positives are that it has a current ratio of over 8, and just over 43% of shares are held by insiders. ...
[D]on't you think after profitability comes, their engineers will come up with other innovations? You need to make your own decision, but for me, I will keep investing more into this company if things continue developing, as I believe they will.
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