Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Laggard

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Salesforce.com (CRM) pushed the Computer Software & Services industry lower today making it today's featured Computer Software & Services laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.8%. By the end of trading, Salesforce.com fell $3.19 (-2.1%) to $148.94 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.2 million shares of Salesforce.com exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $146.22-$151.38 after having opened the day at $151.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $152.13. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that declined today were: Helios & Matheson Information Technology In (HMNY), down 13%, Mitek Systems (MITK), down 11.6%, Top Image Systems (TISA), down 8.3%, and DynaVox (DVOX), down 7.2%.

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salesforce.com, inc provides cloud computing and social enterprise solutions to various businesses and industries worldwide. The company delivers customer relationship management applications through Internet or cloud. Salesforce.com has a market cap of $21.35 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 49.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 27 analysts that rate Salesforce.com a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Salesforce.com as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share.

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On the positive front, Wireless Ronin Technologies (RNIN), up 7.1%, Chyron Corporation (CHYR), up 4.8%, FalconStor Software (FALC), up 4.8%, and Eloqua (ELOQ), up 4.4%, were all gainers within the computer software & services industry with Informatica Corporation (INFA) being today's featured computer software & services industry leader.

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