Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, solar module maker Suntech Power
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Suntech's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Suntech facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Wuxi, China (2001) |
| Market Cap | $1.42 billion |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.19 billion |
| Management |
Founder/Chairman/CEO Zhengrong Shi CFO David King |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 8.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $782.6 million / $2.39 billion |
| Competitors |
Canadian Solar
First Solar
SunPower |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96.5% of the 4,334 members who have rated Suntech believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include latinoeconomist and MikeB1985.
A couple of months ago, latinoeconomist tapped Suntech as a cheap way to go for growth: "Growing company in a growing industry in a growing country -- what's not to like? Also, currently low P/E ratio."
In fact, Suntech currently sports a paltry P/E of 5.8. That represents a discount to competitors like Canadian Solar (8.7), First Solar (18.8), and SunPower (12.3).
CAPS member MikeB1985 elaborates on the bull case:
Suntech is the No. 1 panel maker worldwide, is expanding quicker than the competition, and has a good mix of low cost and high efficiency panels. Add a visionary CEO/founder, and they're assembling a very high quality group of executives. Not to mention, the stock price is a steal, and offers massive upside.
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