Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, data-storage specialist EMC (EMC +0.00%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at EMC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
EMC facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Hopkinton, Mass. (1979) |
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Market Cap |
$51.7 billion |
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Industry |
Computer storage and peripherals |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$21.7 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Joseph Tucci COO/CFO David Goulden |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
12.8% |
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Competitors |
Hewlett-Packard Hitachi Data Systems IBM |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 3,828 members who have rated EMC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star PearlandTX, touched on the strong tailwinds working in EMC's favor:
Two major trends have been firmly established that will drive high-margin revenue to EMC: (1) Big Data, and (2) Cloud Computing. Both of these trends require exactly the categories of expertise and products in which EMC has a superior market position.
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