Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN): Today's Featured Computer Hardware Laggard

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Aruba Networks (ARUN) pushed the Computer Hardware industry lower today making it today's featured Computer Hardware laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Aruba Networks fell $1.98 (-8.9%) to $20.40 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 9.2 million shares of Aruba Networks exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.01-$21.80 after having opened the day at $21.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $22.38. Other companies within the Computer Hardware industry that declined today were: iGo (IGOI), down 9%, Radisys Corporation (RSYS), down 8.2%, Dataram Corporation (DRAM), down 6.5%, and Xyratex (XRTX), down 5.3%.

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Aruba Networks, Inc. provides next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprises worldwide. Aruba Networks has a market cap of $2.52 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 35.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 20.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Aruba Networks a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Aruba Networks as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share.

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On the positive front, Identive Group (INVE), up 8.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR), up 6.7%, Radcom (RDCM), up 6.3%, and XRS (XRSC), up 5.8%, were all gainers within the computer hardware industry with Teradata Corporation (TDC) being today's featured computer hardware industry leader.

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