Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, satellite imagery company GeoEye (Nasdaq: GEOY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at GeoEye's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

GeoEye facts

Headquarters Herndon, Va.
Market Cap $482.6 million
Industry Aerospace and defense
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $342.1 million
Management CEO Matthew O'Connell (since 2001)
CFO Joseph Greeves (since 2009)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 8.4%
Cash/Debt $218.6 million / $510.3 million
Competitors DigitalGlobe
Orbital Sciences
Trimble Navigation

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 481 members who have rated GeoEye believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star TadpolesUS, tapped the stock as cheap way to go for growth:

Satellite mapping has a bright future, and [GeoEye] has been slammed by fears of a tight federal budget cutting into revenues. As the recent contract with Russia shows, there are a lot more customers out there than the US government. Also, no matter how dire finances get in DC, the intelligence agencies will get funding.

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