Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Laggard

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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) 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 1.4%. By the end of trading, Microsoft Corporation fell 50 cents (-1.7%) to $29.28 on average volume. Throughout the day, 44.5 million shares of Microsoft Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 39.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $29.18-$29.74 after having opened the day at $29.68 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.78. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that declined today were: Glu Mobile (GLUU), down 19.2%, Vringo (VRNG), down 18.1%, Vasco Data Security International (VDSI), down 17.9%, and Datawatch Corporation (DWCH), down 12%.

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Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products and services; and designs and sells hardware worldwide. Microsoft Corporation has a market cap of $250.24 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.9, equal to the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 14.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 20 analysts that rate Microsoft Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Microsoft Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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