Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, wireless device specialist BlackBerry (BBRY +0.16%) has received an alarming one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at BlackBerry and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
BlackBerry facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Waterloo, Canada (1984) |
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Market Cap |
$4.5 billion |
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Industry |
Communications equipment |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$11.3 billion |
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Management |
CEO Thorsten Heins (since 2012) CFO Brian Bidulka (since 2009) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
11.8% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.8 billion/$0 |
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Competitors |
Apple Nokia |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 25% of the 5,883 members who have rated BlackBerry believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, TMFChaodan, succinctly summed up the BlackBerry bear case for our community:
They're steadily losing market share and playing defense against the big players like the iPhone and Android. They don't really have a competitive edge over other phones, nor do they have better software and system. The market is running and leaving them in the dust.
