Sap AG ADR (SAP): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Winner

Sap AG ADR (SAP) pushed the Computer Software & Services industry higher today making it today's featured computer software & services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.7%. By the end of trading, Sap AG ADR rose $1.34 (2.3%) to $60.18 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.7 million shares of Sap AG ADR exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.1 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $59.82-$60.62 after having opened the day at $59.93 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $58.84. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were: Network Engines (NEI), up 83%, Mitek Systems (MITK), up 9.6%, iSoftStone Holdings (ISS), up 9.2%, and Guidance Software (GUID), up 8.8%.

SAP AG provides business software primarily in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific Japan region. Sap AG ADR has a market cap of $70.09 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.7, above the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio of 15.3 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 11.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Sap AG ADR a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Sap AG ADR as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

• You can view the full Sap AG ADR Ratings Report.

On the negative front, Cover-All Technologies (COVR), down 10%, icad (ICAD), down 8.3%, Ninetowns Technology Group Company (NINE), down 5.3%, and GSE Systems (GVP), down 5%, were all losers within the computer software & services industry with F5 Networks (FFIV) being today's computer software & services industry loser.

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