3/01/2013

Why Skyworks Is Poised to Bounce Back

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, radio frequency chipmaker Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS  ) has earned a coveted�five-star ranking.

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

Skyworks facts

Headquarters (founded)

Woburn, Mass. (1962)

Market Cap

$3.9 billion

Industry

Semiconductors

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$1.6 billion

Management

CEO David Aldrich (since 2000)

CFO Donald Palette (since 2007)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

13.2%

Cash/Debt

$377.5 million / $0

Competitors

Anadigics�

RF Micro Devices

TriQuint Semiconductor

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

On CAPS, 95% of the 717 members who have rated Skyworks believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Gowithit, tapped Skyworks as a particularly attractive turnaround selection:

This stock has been severely dinged based on the news of Qualcomm�entering its marketplace, after a 12% rise after earnings that were stellar and decent guidance. The Qualcomm product will not be good to go for a while and it seems like it will be lower end based on initial accounts I have read. This is a strong buy at more than a dollar less than [pre-great-earnings] a few weeks back.

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