Why EMC Is Ready to Rebound

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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, data-storage specialist EMC has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

EMC facts

Headquarters (founded)

Hopkinton, Mass. (1979)

Market Cap

$48.6 billion

Industry

Computer storage and peripherals

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$21.7 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Joseph Tucci

COO/CFO David Goulden

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

12.8%

Cash/Debt

$6.2 billion / $1.7 billion

Competitors

Hewlett-Packard

Hitachi Data Systems

IBM


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

On CAPS, 96%of the 3,851 members who have rated EMC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just a few days ago, one of those Fools, Melody728, succinctly summed up the EMC bull case for our community:

Solid technology company that provides large storage that is heavily used for cloud computing. Analysis are favorable on the stock. In my experience working with them they provide professional high level service and cultivate long term business.

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