Ancestry.com Inc. Stock Upgraded (ACOM)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Ancestry.com (Nasdaq:ACOM) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, robust revenue growth and notable return on equity. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• Powered by its strong earnings growth of 35.00% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 37.46% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, ACOM should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
• ANCESTRY.COM INC has improved earnings per share by 35.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, ANCESTRY.COM INC increased its bottom line by earning $1.31 versus $0.75 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.74 versus $1.31).
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Internet Software & Services industry. The net income increased by 30.7% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $19.05 million to $24.90 million.
• ACOM's revenue growth trails the industry average of 44.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 24.5%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Internet Software & Services industry and the overall market, ANCESTRY.COM INC's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.

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Ancestry.com Inc. operates as an online family history resource for subscribers worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Ancestry.com has a market cap of $1.36 billion and is part of the technology sector and internet industry. Shares are up 37.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.

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