4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Power-One

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, power management solutions provider Power-One (NAS: PWER) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Power-One's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Power-One facts

Headquarters (founded)

Camarillo, Calif. (1973)

Market Cap

$451.0 million

Industry

Electronic components

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$997.9 million

Management

CEO Richard Thompson (since 2008)
CFO Gary Larsen (since 2010)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

33.5%

Cash/Debt

$224.0 million / $0

Competitors

Delta Electronics
Elec & Eltek International
Emerson Electric


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 94% of the 651 members who have rated Power-One believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, GirlsUnder30, helped bring the opportunity to our community's attention: "For those unfamiliar with this company, they sell power inverters for solar and wind generators. I believe solar will have a sunny future so they should make some money and grow but be prepared for some headwind because competition is coming."

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At the time thisarticle was published Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. The Fool owns shares of Power-One. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Emerson. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.

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