Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (BRCD) |
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| $7.6 52 Week Low | $12.57 2017-04-28 15:02:12 MDT | $12.58 52 Week High |
| Technology Sector | Data Storage Devices Industry |
| Nasdaq Stock Exchange | United States Country |
| Market Cap: | $5,120,000,000 | Mid Cap (Between $2B and $10B) |
| Analyst Recommendation: | 3.2 | Analysts say: Neutral. (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) |
| Beta: | 0.67 | Low Volatility Stock (beta under 1). Stock will go up less when the market goes up, and go down less when the market goes down. Beta of 1 means stock would match the S&P 500 Index. |
ForwardPE: 13.23 | 5 Yr Est Growth: 5.00% | Yield: 1.75% |
PEG-Y Ratio: 1.96 | Acceptable Value. A PEGY Ratio of less than 1 is ideal. |
% Above 50 DayMA: 0.88% | % Above 200 DayMA: 4.92% |
BRCD Performance 52 Weeks: 28.79% | S&P 500 Performance 52 Weeks: 12.50% |
Uptrend is still intact: BRCD is above both 50 and 200 day Moving Averages. There is hope because 50 Day MA is still above 200 Day MA. Stock is closer to 52 Week High than 52 Week Low. | BRCD outperforming S&P 500 by 16.29% the last 52 Weeks. |
Price To Book: 1.99 | Great Value. Low Price to Book means better value. |
EV to EBITDA: 13.13 | Decent Value. A low EV to EBITDA ratio is great. Ideally, under 10. Under 17 is okay. |
| Field | Value | Average | Comments |
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| % Held By Insiders | 0.43% | 17.28% | Held by fewer than average Insiders. |
| % Held By Institutions | 91.60% | 62.07% | Institutional percentage greater than average. Institutional buying and selling can really move stock price. |
| Short % Of Float | 7.64% | 07.02% | Shorted by greater than average percent. Investors and traders do not believe in stock. But watch out for short squeezes pushing stock upwards. |
| Debt to Equity | 0.61 | 1.08 | More Conservative Financing. Each industry has different Debt/Equity standard. Higher than 1 means company is taking on more leverage. |
| Profit Margin % | 4.87% | -00.18% | Profit Margin is better than the average! Good job. |
| Operating Margin % | 11.57% | -05.28% | Operating Margin greater than average percent. Good. |
| Return on Equity % | 4.51% | -08.79% | Return on Equity greater than average percent. Good. |
| Return on Assets % | 3.87% | -01.29% | Return on Assets greater than average percent. Good. |
| Revenue Per Employee | $394,295.30 | $883,096.70 | Less than average Revenue Per Employee. This stock (or industry) might not be as efficient as others? Each industry might have a different standard. |
| Price to Cash | 4.16 | 5.52 | Lower than average Price to Cash. Meaning that the company has a higher percentage of cash as a percent of price. Cash can be good to cushion company during hard times, and as a potential source for buyouts or investments. However, some activists want the cash to be used by a company to buy its own stock, or to increase their dividend, or to invest the money. |
| CPEGY Ratio | 1.49 | 2.26 | Less than than average CPEGY Ratio. Ideally, a CPEGY should be less than 1 or less than 1.5. CPEGY is the PEG Ratio but incorporating the yield and subtracting Cash Per Share. |
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