3 Stocks Pushing The Computer Software & Services Industry Higher

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the computer software & services industry higher today, Nov. 15, 2012.

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 46 points (-0.4%) at 12,524 as of Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, 12:05 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 887 issues advancing vs. 2,072 declining with 104 unchanged.

The Computer Software & Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.5%. Top gainers within the industry include Catamaran (CTRX), up 1.2%, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH), up 0.8% and Automatic Data Processing (ADP), up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Velti (VELT), down 32.3%, F5 Networks (FFIV), down 1.5%, Red Hat (RHT), down 1.0%, Wipro (WIT), down 1.0% and Sap AG ADR (SAP), down 0.6%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3. Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Thomson Reuters Corporation is up $0.14 (0.5%) to $27.47 on light volume Thus far, 304,732 shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 852,600 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $27.34-$27.58 after having opened the day at $27.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.33.

Thomson Reuters Corporation provides intelligent information for businesses and professionals worldwide. Thomson Reuters Corporation has a market cap of $22.9 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of -26.4, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 4.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Thomson Reuters Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Thomson Reuters Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full Thomson Reuters Corporation Ratings Report now.

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