5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: MagnaChip Semiconductor
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, consumer gadget chip maker MagnaChip Semiconductor (NYS: MX) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MagnaChip's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MagnaChip facts
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Market Cap | $459.6 million |
Industry | Semiconductors |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $772.8 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Sang Park |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 14.5% |
Cash/Debt | $162.1 million / $204.2 million |
Competitors | Himax Technologies |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 40 members who have rated MagnaChip believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those bulls, geomedf, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Growth from its deal with Apple and Atmel. It provides the technology for Apple's iPad and Atmel's touch screens. The iPad's continued success will have a direct impact on growing revenues at a healthy rate.
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