Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, IT services specialist Computer Sciences (NYSE: CSC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Computer Sciences' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Computer Sciences facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Falls Church, Va. (1959) |
| Market Cap | $5.1 billion |
| Industry | Data processing and outsourced services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $16.0 billion |
| Management | Newly appointed CEO Michael Laphen CFO Michael Mancuso |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | (15.8%) |
| Cash/Debt | $898.0 million / $2.7 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 3% |
| Competitors |
Accenture Hewlett-Packard IBM |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 87% of the 301 members who have rated Computer Sciences believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, kindly weighed the stock's pros and cons for our community:
Positive:
- Valuation
- Not much else. Can the news flow get any worse?
Negative:
- SEC probe
- UK health care project failure
- Austerity drive by European governments
- Cyclical company
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