AOL Inc. (AOL): Today's Featured Internet Loser

AOL (AOL) pushed the Internet industry lower today making it today's featured Internet loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, AOL fell $1.53 (-5.7%) to $25.57 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 3.8 million shares of AOL exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $24.96-$27.13 after having opened the day at $27.13 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.10. Other company's within the Internet industry that declined today were: Friendfinder Networks (FFN), down 10.4%, China Finance Online (JRJC), down 7.1%, Youku (YOKU), down 6.5%, and ModusLink Global Solutions (MLNK), down 5.6%.

AOL Inc. operates as a Web services company that offers a suite of brands and offerings for the worldwide audience. Its business spans online content, products, and services for consumers, publishers, and advertisers. AOL has a market cap of $2.54 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 90.7, equal to the average internet industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 80.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are three analysts that rate AOL a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates AOL as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall.

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On the positive front, Remark Media (MARK), up 9.6%, LiveDeal (LIVE), up 8.6%, HomeAway (AWAY), up 6.2%, and Shutterfly (SFLY), up 5%, were all gainers within the internet industry with Akamai Technologies (AKAM) being today's featured internet industry winner.

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