Summary

  • NetApp is a legacy internet company that is probably best associated with its history in the hardware side of the data storage business.
  • The company appears to be successfully executing a significant pivot toward being a cloud-focused, software-oriented company with much better growth potential than its hardware history would suggest.
  • In addition to increasing profitability and continual beats and re-raising of estimates and guidance, this company is majorly shareholder-oriented. They have reduced the share count through buybacks by 44% over the last ten years.
  • NetApp has impressive profitability metrics even when measured against the behemoths that inhabit the Information Technology ($XLK) sector with it. The company is focussing on margin-expanding areas of its business.
  • The company has vital relationships with the major public cloud providers, and its software is actively promoted by Google ($GOOG), Microsoft ($MSFT), and ($AMZN). NetApp is a key strategic partner of these firms and has set itself up to be an essential component of digital transformation across virtually every industry.

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