CSCO:NSD-Cisco Systems, Inc (USD)

COMMON STOCK | Communication Equipment | NSD

Last Closing Price

USD 44.00

Change

-2.30 (-4.97)%

Market Cap

USD 186.60B

Volume

0.04B

Average Target Price

USD 51.94 (+18.04%)
Average Analyst Rating

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About

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. It provides infrastructure platforms, including networking technologies of switching, routing, wireless, and data center products that are designed to work together to deliver networking capabilities, and transport and/or store data. The company also offers collaboration products comprising unified communications, Cisco TelePresence, and conferencing, as well as the Internet of Things and analytics software. In addition, it provides security products, such as network security, cloud and email security, identity and access management, advanced threat protection, and unified threat management products; and cloud and system management products. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Company Website : http://www.cisco.com

Address : 170 West Tasman Drive 95134,San Jose,USA

Employees : 75,900

Fiscal Year End : July

Currency: USD

Country : USA

Technical Indicators

Beta : 1.17

52 Week High : 58.26

Short Ratio : 2.08

52 Week Low : 43.40

Shorted Shares : 37,305,082

200 Day Moving Average : 47.49

Shorted Shares Previous Month : 35,475,396

50 Day Moving Average : 47.81

Shares Held By Insiders : 0%

Short Percentage : 1.00%

Shares Held by Institutions : 76%

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ETFs Containing CSCO

Symbol Name Weight Mer Price(Change) Market Cap
IGN iShares North American Te.. 8.62 % 0.46 %

-1.76 (-3.24%)

 USD0.06B
TDIV First Trust NASDAQ Techno.. 8.01 % 0.50 %

-1.69 (-3.80%)

 USD1.16B
CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybers.. 6.30 % 0.60 %

-1.13 (-3.54%)

 USD1.33B
FDNU:LSE First Trust Dow Jones Int.. 5.74 % 0.55 %

-0.89 (-4.19%)

 USD9.03M
FDN First Trust Dow Jones Int.. 5.44 % 0.52 %

-5.48 (-3.61%)

 USD8.13B
FDN:LSE First Trust Dow Jones Int.. 5.22 % 0.55 %

N/A

 USD9.03M
PXQ Invesco Dynamic Networkin.. 5.08 % 0.63 %

-2.14 (-3.41%)

 USD0.06B
COMM:CA BMO Global Communications.. 4.96 % 0.35 %

-0.58 (-2.33%)

 USD0.02B
LTL ProShares Ultra Telecommu.. 4.75 % 0.95 %

-1.46 (-3.39%)

 USD2.01M
BUYB:LSE Invesco Global Buyback Ac.. 4.49 % 0.39 %

N/A

 USD0.07B
BBCK:XETRA Invesco Global Buyback Ac.. 4.40 % 0.39 %

-1.24 (-3.59%)

 USD0.07B
BBCK:F Invesco Global Buyback Ac.. 4.40 % 0.39 %

-1.32 (-3.84%)

 USD0.07B
BUYB:PA Invesco Global Buyback Ac.. 4.40 % 0.39 %

-1.23 (-3.57%)

 USD0.07B
SBUY:LSE Invesco Global Buyback Ac.. 4.40 % 0.39 %

N/A

 USD0.07B
PKW Invesco BuyBack Achievers.. 4.39 % 0.62 %

-2.58 (-3.77%)

 USD1.55B
HDV iShares Core High Dividen.. 4.28 % 0.08 %

-2.51 (-2.63%)

 USD7.49B
XHU:CA iShares U.S. High Dividen.. 4.20 % 0.33 %

-0.48 (-1.85%)

 USD0.09B
XHD:CA iShares U.S. High Dividen.. 4.20 % 0.33 %

-0.74 (-2.47%)

 USD0.20B
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality E.. 4.05 % 0.15 %

-1.23 (-3.29%)

 USD1.76B
HACK ETFMG Prime Cyber Securit.. 4.00 % 0.60 %

-1.46 (-3.31%)

 USD1.49B
IUIT:LSE iShares S&P 500 Infor.. 3.87 % 0.15 %

-0.55 (-4.39%)

 USD1.10B
SXLK:LSE SPDR S&P U.S. Technol.. 3.87 % 0.15 %

-2.13 (-4.17%)

 USD0.25B
PQVG:LSE Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS.. 3.73 % 0.35 %

N/A

 USD6.75M
XUTC:LSE Xtrackers MSCI USA Inform.. 3.66 % 0.12 %

-1.91 (-4.20%)

 USD0.09B
XMDU:XETRA Xtrackers (IE) Public Lim.. 3.61 % 0.35 %

N/A

 USD5.13M
QVMP:XETRA Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS.. 3.60 % 0.35 %

-0.84 (-2.62%)

 USD6.75M
PQVM:PA Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS.. 3.60 % 0.35 %

-0.86 (-2.68%)

 USD6.75M
QVMP:F Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS.. 3.60 % 0.35 %

-0.87 (-2.72%)

 USD6.75M
PWV Invesco Dynamic Large Cap.. 3.53 % 0.55 %

-1.33 (-3.23%)

 USD1.09B
JHMT John Hancock Multifactor .. 3.51 % 0.40 %

-2.20 (-3.77%)

 USD0.04B
EDOW First Trust Dow 30 Equal .. 3.48 % 0.50 %

-0.82 (-3.12%)

 USD0.03B
IUMO:LSE iShares Edge MSCI USA Mom.. 3.40 % 0.20 %

-0.19 (-2.10%)

 USD0.50B
XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF 3.24 % 0.35 %

-1.84 (-2.52%)

 USD0.05B
QDYN FlexShares Quality Divide.. 3.17 % 0.37 %

-1.64 (-3.38%)

 USD0.05B
XLK Technology Select Sector .. 3.16 % 0.13 %

-4.11 (-4.13%)

 USD27.20B
WTEC:LSE SPDR MSCI World Technolog.. 3.12 % 0.30 %

-3.12 (-4.23%)

 USD0.22B
XDWT:LSE Xtrackers MSCI World Info.. 3.10 % 0.30 %

-1.67 (-4.26%)

 USD0.93B
REW ProShares UltraShort Tech.. 3.09 % 0.95 %

+0.87 (+8.21%)

 USD4.05M
IYW iShares U.S. Technology E.. 3.08 % 0.42 %

-10.65 (-4.23%)

 USD5.00B
QDF FlexShares Quality Divide.. 3.04 % 0.37 %

-1.53 (-3.15%)

 USD1.74B
ZPDT:F SPDR S&P U.S. Technol.. 3.02 % 0.15 %

-3.03 (-6.33%)

 USD0.25B
ZPDT:XETRA SPDR S&P U.S. Technol.. 3.02 % 0.15 %

-2.10 (-4.46%)

 USD0.25B
QDVE:XETRA iShares S&P 500 Infor.. 3.01 % 0.15 %

-0.51 (-4.42%)

 USD1.10B
QDVE:F iShares S&P 500 Infor.. 3.01 % 0.15 %

-0.57 (-4.94%)

 USD1.10B
IITU:LSE iShares S&P 500 Infor.. 3.01 % 0.15 %

-39.63 (-4.10%)

 USD1.10B
SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum .. 2.93 % 0.13 %

-1.18 (-2.65%)

 USD0.07B
JKF iShares Morningstar Large.. 2.91 % 0.25 %

-3.20 (-2.76%)

 USD0.54B
SKYY First Trust Cloud Computi.. 2.90 % 0.60 %

-2.43 (-3.66%)

 USD2.43B
XUTC:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI USA Inform.. 2.86 % 0.12 %

-1.78 (-4.25%)

 USD0.09B
UC99:LSE UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.80 % 0.25 %

N/A

 N/A
QDIV:LSE iShares MSCI USA Quality .. 2.79 % 0.35 %

-0.70 (-1.85%)

 USD0.41B
OUSA O'Shares FTSE U.S. Qualit.. 2.78 % 0.48 %

-1.00 (-2.71%)

 USD0.59B
ROM ProShares Ultra Technolog.. 2.78 % 0.95 %

-15.74 (-8.51%)

 USD0.48B
VGT Vanguard Information Tech.. 2.77 % 0.10 %

-10.83 (-4.09%)

 USD30.30B
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information.. 2.76 % 0.08 %

-3.25 (-4.15%)

 USD3.44B
UQLT:LSE UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.76 % 0.35 %

N/A

 N/A
UBUX:F UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.67 % 0.35 %

-1.10 (-4.39%)

 N/A
UBUT:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.67 % 0.25 %

-0.90 (-3.29%)

 N/A
UBUX:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.67 % 0.35 %

-0.84 (-3.38%)

 N/A
UBUT:F UBS (Irl) ETF plc - Facto.. 2.67 % 0.25 %

-1.23 (-4.47%)

 N/A
ZUQ:CA BMO MSCI USA High Quality.. 2.67 % 0.30 %

-1.31 (-2.93%)

 USD0.33B
EQGB:LSE Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.54 % 0.00 %

N/A

 N/A
EQEU:XETRA Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.54 % 0.00 %

-7.82 (-4.26%)

 N/A
NQSE:XETRA iShares VII PLC - iShares.. 2.54 % 0.36 %

-0.26 (-4.23%)

 N/A
IXN iShares Global Tech ETF 2.51 % 0.46 %

-9.37 (-4.18%)

 USD3.28B
ZISG:LSE BMO MSCI USA Income Leade.. 2.48 % 0.40 %

N/A

 USD2.19M
XDWT:F Xtrackers MSCI World Info.. 2.47 % 0.30 %

-1.37 (-3.81%)

 USD0.93B
XDWT:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI World Info.. 2.47 % 0.30 %

-1.74 (-4.80%)

 USD0.93B
ZILS:LSE BMO MSCI USA Income Leade.. 2.47 % 0.35 %

N/A

 USD0.03B
QDEF FlexShares Quality Divide.. 2.34 % 0.37 %

-1.39 (-2.87%)

 USD0.49B
EQQU:LSE Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.29 % 0.30 %

-11.29 (-4.81%)

 N/A
PEU:CA Purpose Enhanced US Equit.. 2.29 % 1.43 %

N/A

 USD2.14M
WQDV:LSE iShares MSCI World Qualit.. 2.29 % 0.38 %

-0.14 (-2.41%)

 USD0.10B
IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sec.. 2.27 % 0.46 %

-10.59 (-4.04%)

 USD1.97B
PEU-B:CA Purpose Enhanced US Equit.. 2.26 % 1.16 %

N/A

 N/A
QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Cover.. 2.25 % 0.60 %

-0.81 (-3.40%)

 USD0.98B
QID ProShares UltraShort QQQ 2.24 % 0.95 %

+1.53 (+7.68%)

 USD0.32B
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short .. 2.24 % 0.95 %

+2.02 (+11.62%)

 USD1.16B
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 2.24 % 0.20 %

-8.88 (-3.86%)

 USD88.71B
PSQ ProShares Short QQQ 2.24 % 0.95 %

+0.85 (+3.75%)

 USD0.58B
QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ 2.23 % 0.95 %

-11.03 (-7.77%)

 USD2.44B
TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ 2.22 % 0.95 %

-12.46 (-11.52%)

 USD4.73B
DRIV Global X Autonomous & Ele.. 2.20 % 0.68 %

-0.71 (-4.56%)

 USD0.02B
XDWY:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI World High.. 2.16 % 0.29 %

-0.48 (-2.58%)

 USD0.03B
XDWY:LSE Xtrackers MSCI World High.. 2.16 % 0.29 %

-0.46 (-2.31%)

 USD0.03B
ZQQ:CA BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hed.. 2.15 % 0.35 %

-2.62 (-3.75%)

 USD0.69B
ZNQ:CA BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Ind.. 2.15 % 0.35 %

-0.98 (-2.44%)

 USD0.07B
SXRV:F iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS .. 2.15 % 0.33 %

-21.50 (-4.37%)

 N/A
EQQQ:XETRA Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.15 % 0.30 %

-9.10 (-4.24%)

 N/A
XQQ:CA iShares NASDAQ 100 Index .. 2.15 % 0.39 %

-2.83 (-3.75%)

 USD0.55B
SXRV:XETRA iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS .. 2.15 % 0.33 %

-20.75 (-4.22%)

 N/A
QQQ:PA Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.15 % 0.30 %

N/A

 N/A
NQSE:F iShares VII PLC - iShares.. 2.15 % 0.36 %

-0.33 (-5.34%)

 N/A
CNDX:LSE iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS .. 2.15 % 0.33 %

-21.64 (-4.05%)

 N/A
EQQQ:F Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 U.. 2.15 % 0.30 %

-7.40 (-3.49%)

 N/A
EXXT:F iShares NASDAQ-100 UCITS .. 2.14 % 0.31 %

-2.99 (-3.53%)

 USD1.48B
EXXT:XETRA iShares NASDAQ-100 UCITS .. 2.14 % 0.31 %

-3.64 (-4.26%)

 USD1.48B
FLQD Franklin LibertyQ Global .. 2.09 % 0.45 %

-0.90 (-2.94%)

 USD0.03B
QGRO American Century U.S. Qua.. 1.93 % 0.29 %

-1.61 (-3.41%)

 USD0.15B
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corpo.. 1.91 % 0.05 %

+0.09 (+0.11%)

 USD31.03B
PHE:CA Purpose Tactical Hedged E.. 1.86 % 0.95 %

N/A

 USD0.02B
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Gro.. 1.83 % 0.08 %

-1.27 (-2.98%)

 USD10.48B
PHE-B:CA Purpose Tactical Hedged E.. 1.83 % 0.97 %

N/A

 N/A
TEC:CA TD Global Technology Lead.. 1.79 % 0.00 %

-0.58 (-3.17%)

 USD0.04B
QLC FlexShares US Quality Lar.. 1.79 % 0.32 %

-1.29 (-3.43%)

 USD0.05B
ZDY-U:CA BMO US Dividend ETF (USD) 1.73 % 0.30 %

-0.99 (-3.71%)

 N/A
ZDY:CA BMO US Dividend ETF (CAD) 1.73 % 0.30 %

-0.71 (-2.08%)

 USD1.33B
DSTL Distillate U.S. Fundament.. 1.67 % 0.39 %

-0.98 (-3.12%)

 USD0.07B
UESG:LSE Lyxor MSCI USA ESG Leader.. 1.66 % 0.25 %

N/A

 USD0.04B
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 G.. 1.65 % 0.20 %

-4.06 (-3.91%)

 USD1.84B
CAPS:CA Evolve Active US Core Equ.. 1.64 % 0.70 %

N/A

 USD3.62M
IWMO:LSE iShares Edge MSCI World M.. 1.61 % 0.30 %

-1.34 (-2.74%)

 USD1.43B
USFM:LSE UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 1.51 % 0.30 %

N/A

 N/A
JVAL JPMorgan U.S. Value Facto.. 1.46 % 0.12 %

-0.96 (-3.31%)

 USD0.07B
QUS SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFa.. 1.40 % 0.15 %

-2.82 (-2.87%)

 USD0.68B
IGSU:LSE iShares Dow Jones Global .. 1.40 % 0.60 %

-1.61 (-3.44%)

 USD0.28B
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Grow.. 1.31 % 0.19 %

-6.81 (-3.62%)

 USD50.24B
FBGX UBS AG FI Enhanced Large .. 1.31 % 0.85 %

-25.53 (-6.75%)

 USD1.47B
FLGE Credit Suisse FI Large Ca.. 1.31 % 0.85 %

-25.05 (-6.64%)

 USD2.00B
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Gro.. 1.31 % 0.08 %

-7.24 (-3.74%)

 USD6.70B
QSY WisdomTree U.S. Quality S.. 1.25 % 0.38 %

-3.21 (-3.42%)

 USD0.05B
ONEQ Fidelity NASDAQ Composite.. 1.17 % 0.21 %

-11.37 (-3.05%)

 USD2.40B
UIQM:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 1.16 % 0.00 %

N/A

 USD0.03B
WESG:LSE Lyxor MSCI World ESG Tren.. 1.06 % 0.30 %

N/A

 USD0.04B
VHYD:LSE Vanguard FTSE All-World H.. 1.03 % 0.29 %

-1.75 (-3.07%)

 USD1.09B
IUSL:F iShares Dow Jones Global .. 0.00 % 0.60 %

-1.71 (-3.97%)

 USD0.28B
EQQQ:LSE PowerShares Global Funds .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-677.50 (-3.77%)

 N/A
IBCD iShares iBonds Mar 2020 T.. 0.00 % 0.10 %

+0.02 (+0.08%)

 USD0.08B
VHYL:LSE Vanguard FTSE All-World H.. 0.00 % 0.29 %

-1.10 (-2.50%)

 USD1.09B
TXF:CA CI First Asset Tech Giant.. 0.00 % 0.72 %

-0.74 (-4.15%)

 USD0.33B
IGSG:LSE iShares Dow Jones Global .. 0.00 % 0.60 %

-115.50 (-3.20%)

 USD0.28B
CNX1:LSE iShares VII Public Limite.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-1,551.50 (-3.77%)

 N/A
HTA:CA Harvest Tech Achievers Gr.. 0.00 % 1.39 %

-0.50 (-4.11%)

 USD0.07B
TXF-B:CA CI First Asset Tech Giant.. 0.00 % 0.72 %

N/A

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CAPS Capstone Therapeutics Cor.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

 USD1.03M
HTA Healthcare Trust of Ameri.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.05 (-0.15%)

 USD7.30B
IUSL:XETRA iShares Dow Jones Global .. 0.00 % 0.60 %

-1.55 (-3.58%)

 USD0.28B
CAPS Capstone Therapeutics Cor.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

 USD1.03M
ZGQ:CA BMO MSCI All Country Worl.. 0.00 % 0.45 %

-0.97 (-2.49%)

 USD0.08B
LESW:XETRA Lyxor MSCI World ESG Tren.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.68 (-3.00%)

 USD0.04B
LESW:F Lyxor MSCI World ESG Tren.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.93 (-4.09%)

 USD0.04B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs.
Industry/Classification (Communication Equipment)		 Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -8.26% 44% F 30% F
Dividend Return 0.73% 83% B 57% F
Total Return -7.53% 44% F 31% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -12.19% 46% F 35% F
Dividend Return 2.10% 30% F 49% F
Total Return -10.10% 46% F 36% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 48.50% 80% B- 67% D+
Dividend Return 18.26% 85% B 74% C
Total Return 66.76% 80% B- 70% C-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 17.60% 71% C- 77% C+
Dividend Return 3.34% 69% D+ 77% C+
Total Return 20.94% 71% C- 79% C+
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 15.29% 98% A+ 75% C
Risk Adjusted Return 136.90% 100% A+ 97% A+
Market Capitalization 186.60B 100% A+ 100% A+
Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage
A+ 97%-100% A 93%-96% A- 90%-92%
B+ 97%-89% B 83%-86% B- 80%-82%
C+ 77%-79% C 73%-76% C- 70%-72%
D+ 67%-69% D 63%-66% D- 60%-62%
F 0%-59%

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification
(Communication Equipment)		 Ratio vs. Market
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 17.16 74% C 56% F
Price/Book Ratio 5.25 13% F 23% F
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 11.79 37% F 30% F
EV/EBITDA 11.50 49% F 27% F
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 28.97% 98% A+ 94% A
Return on Invested Capital 18.25% 94% A 87% B+
Return on Assets 9.37% 96% A 94% A
Debt to Equity Ratio 43.12% 47% F 47% F
Technical Ratios  
Short Ratio 2.08 66% D 63% D
Short Percent 0.88% 72% C- 78% C+
Beta 1.17 46% F 40% F
Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage
A+ 97%-100% A 93%-96% A- 90%-92%
B+ 97%-89% B 83%-86% B- 80%-82%
C+ 77%-79% C 73%-76% C- 70%-72%
D+ 67%-69% D 63%-66% D- 60%-62%
F 0%-59%

Annual Financials (USD)

Quarterly Financials (USD)

Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

STA Verdict Breakdown

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Superior risk adjusted returns

This stock has performed well, on a risk adjusted basis, compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.

Low volatility

The stock’s annual returns have been stable and consistent compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile. Although stability is good, also keep in mind it can limit returns.

Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters then its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior capital utilization

The company management has delivered better return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior return on assets

The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Superior Dividend Growth

This stock has shown top quartile dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

What to not like:
Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Higly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.