Why Computer Programs & Systems Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, health care IT solutions specialist Computer Programs & Systems has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Computer Programs and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Computer Programsfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Mobile, Ala. (1979) |
Market Cap | $586.0 million |
Industry | Health care technology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $183.3 million |
Management | Chairman/CFO David Dye CEO J. Boyd Douglas |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 48% |
Cash/Debt | $19.6 million / $0 |
Dividend Yield | 3.8% |
Competitors | Healthcare Management Systems Healthland Medical Information Technology |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the137 members who have rated Computer Programs believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner (TMFSpiffyPop), succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community:
Niche player serving rural hospitals and hard to compete with on that terrain. Decent dividend. Long operating history. Electronic health records are a good space. That said, as the company further grows into its niche, it's not clear to me a couple years out that there is meaningful growth past that. Could be a buyout candidate at some point. Anyway, for the next couple of years: Outperform.
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