4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: GeoEye
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 (NAS: 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) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 8.4% |
Cash/Debt | $218.6 million / $510.3 million |
Competitors | DigitalGlobe |
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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