4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: MAKO Surgical
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, medical device company MAKO Surgical (NAS: MAKO) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MAKO's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MAKO facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (2004) |
Market Cap | $1.04 billion |
Industry | Health-care equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $66.4 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Maurice Ferre |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | (48.1%) |
Cash/Debt | $50.5 million / $0 |
Competitors | Smith & Nephew (NYS: SNN) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 551 members who have rated MAKO believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include MajorBob04 and WilliamCrook2003.
Earlier this week, MajorBob04 tapped MAKO as a solid turnaround opportunity: "Stock price will make a comeback as sales pick up again and margins improve."
Over the next five years, in fact, MAKO is expected to grow its bottom line at a brisk rate of 20% annually. That's much faster than listed rivals Smith & Nephew (7%), Stryker (11%), and Zimmer (9%).
CAPS member WilliamCrook2003 elaborates on the MAKO bull case:
I see a great deal of growth potential in this company, this is evident in as much as this is the fastest growing tech company in the USA [according to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500]. I believe the share price reduction of late is a great opportunity for me to add shares of this company to my real live portfolio. ... I believe in the very near future [MAKO] will become profitable and the share price will gradually begin to climb upwards.
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