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 | $1.7 billion |
Industry | Healthcare equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $84.5 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Maurice Ferre |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | (37.4%) |
Cash/Debt | $49.8 million / $0 |
Competitors | Biomet |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 861 members who have rated MAKO believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this year, one of those Fools, jdwelch62, touched on the tailwinds working in the stock's favor:
I think MAKO's [robotic] system has a lot of promise for the ever-aging Boomers, half of whom seem to want to be more active in their twilight years, and the other half who're overweight and putting more pressure on their knees and hips than previous generations. Knee and hip replacements are going to up dramatically in the next decade-plus, and systems like MAKO's will make recovery time much faster than traditional surgeries. I've been concentrating heavily on buying high-and-sustainable yielding companies for my portfolio, so adding MAKO is one of my few pure "growth" plays.
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