Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool’s free investing community, Russian Internet search engine Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
Yandex facts
| Headquarters (founded) | The Hague, the Netherlands (2004) |
| Market Cap | $7.7 billion |
| Industry | Internet software and services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $944.8 million |
| Management | Co-founder/CEO Arkady VolozhCo-founder/Chief Technology Officer Ilya Segalovich |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 34% |
| Cash/Debt | $398.4 million / $0 |
| Competitors | Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Yahoo! |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 173 members who have rated Yandex believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, TornettaJ, succinctly summed up the Yandex bull case for our community:
Over the next five years I expect this [company’s] growth to explode. … They’ve recently been trying to expand outside of native Russia, which would prove their ability to succeed outside of Russian-speaking countries, and make a step toward becoming a competitor to Google. … Definitely a stock to watch. It has many of the characteristics of Google here in the US in terms of growth and potential, but the downside is the nightmare Russia brings for business.
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The article Why Yandex Is Poised to Outperform originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Pacampara.
Fool contributor Brian Pacampara has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Google and Yandex. The Motley Fool owns shares of Google and Microsoft.
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