5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Westport Innovations
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, alternative fuel technologist Westport Innovations (NAS: WPRT) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Westport's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Westport facts
Headquarters (founded) | Vancouver, Canada (1995) |
Market Cap | $1.9 billion |
Industry | Auto parts |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $315.2 million |
Management | Founder/CEO David Demers |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | (41.2%) |
Cash/Debt | $333.3 million / $88.3 million |
Competitors | Cardone Industries |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 1,649 of the members who have rated Westport believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago , one of those bulls, MidwestThales, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Westport appears to be an innovator and a successful collaborator. Investing in [natural gas] is bound to be a turbulent ride, especially if petrol prices continue stable or fall. But I look at [natural gas] as I look at solar and wind: it's only a matter of time before we wise up and switch to sustainable sources of energy, and I'll be glad to have entered on the ground floor. As an investor, I have the time.
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