Why DIRECTV Is Poised to Keep Poppin'
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, digital television entertainment company DIRECTV has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at DIRECTV and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
DIRECTV facts
Headquarters (founded) | El Segundo, Calif. (1990) |
Market Cap | $36.8 billion |
Industry | Cable and satellite |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $30.3 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Michael White CFO Patrick Doyle |
21.3% | |
Cash / Debt | $1.7 billion / $18.4 billion |
Competitors | Comcast Dish Network |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 860 members who have rated DIRECTV believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star vitrified, succinctly summed up the DIRECTV bull case for our community:
1) DTV is very successful in Latin America, with a long growth runway and potential synergies with bundled broadband Internet and satellite TV. Note that I would never buy it based on the US business.
2) I have never seen buybacks at the rate DTV has pursued since 2004 (thus far, it seemingly has paid off).
3) Todd Combs and Ted Weschler at [Berkshire Hathaway] both love it; and Buffett is shoveling more and more cash into their portfolios.
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