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

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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 down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Sap AG ADR rose 76 cents (1.2%) to $64.84 on light volume. Throughout the day, one million shares of Sap AG ADR exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of two million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $64.51-$65.02 after having opened the day at $64.85 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.08. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were: Wave Systems Corporation (WAVX), up 32.5%, Helios & Matheson Information Technology In (HMNY), up 30%, Streamline Health Solutions (STRM), up 11.2%, and TigerLogic Corporation (TIGR), up 10.4%.

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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 $76.97 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.2, above the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio of 16.9 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 21% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are six analysts that rate Sap AG ADR a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 12 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 notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Ellie Mae (ELLI), down 12.1%, icad (ICAD), down 11.1%, Sapiens International Corporation (SPNS), down 8.8%, and DynaVox (DVOX), down 8.7%, were all laggards within the computer software & services industry with F5 Networks (FFIV) being today's computer software & services industry laggard.

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