Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, IT management software specialist CA Technologies (CA +0.00%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CA Tech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
CA Tech facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Islandia, N.Y. (1974) |
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Market Cap |
$10.8 billion |
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Industry |
Systems software |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$4.8 billion |
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Management |
CEO Michael Gregoire (since January 2013) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
16% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.3 billion / $1.5 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
4.3% |
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Competitors |
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ 0.65%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 77% of the 295 members who have rated CA Tech believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, NovaTodd, succinctly summed up the CA Tech bull case for our community:
The mainframe solutions segment is a veritable cash cow, albeit one with dwindling sales figures. The key will be driving growth in other, lower margin segments. Free cash flow routinely exceeds 1 billion dollars, and easily covers the dividend and share repurchases.
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