Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, consumer electronic device giant Apple (AAPL 0.35%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Apple and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Apple facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Cupertino, Calif. (1976) |
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Market Cap |
$428.0 billion |
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Industry |
Computer hardware |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$164.7 billion |
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Management |
CEO Timothy Cook (since 2011) CFO Peter Oppenheimer (since 2004) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
40.3% |
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Cash/Debt |
$39.8 billion/$0 |
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Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
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Competitors |
Google (GOOG 0.05%) Hewlett-Packard (HPQ 1.34%) BlackBerry (BBRY 0.16%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 29,756 members who have rated Apple believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star RedScourge, tapped Apple as a particularly tasty bargain opportunity:
Currently way too undervalued for it to make any sense. Google and Samsung aren't going to eat their lunch just yet, but they're priced like they're the next [BlackBerry]. [M]eanwhile, they're still making a 20% profit margin and still growing, just maybe not as fast as their competitors. Once they start releasing new devices on a more frequent schedule they'll probably make a nice market share recovery, as most of their fans are crazy about Apple and Apple only.
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