Concurrent Computer Corporation Stock Upgraded (CCUR)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Concurrent Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:CCUR) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• Compared to its price level of one year ago, CCUR is up 44.16% to its most recent closing price of 5.19. Looking ahead, our view is that this company's fundamentals should not have much impact in either direction, allowing the stock to generally move up or down based on the push and pull of the broad market.
• CONCURRENT COMPUTER CP reported significant earnings per share improvement 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 year. We feel that this trend should continue. This trend suggests that the performance of the business is improving. During the past fiscal year, CONCURRENT COMPUTER CP continued to lose money by earning -$0.35 versus -$0.38 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.03 versus -$0.35).
• The gross profit margin for CONCURRENT COMPUTER CP is rather high; currently it is at 64.40%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Despite the strong results of the gross profit margin, CCUR's net profit margin of 2.20% significantly trails the industry average.
• The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Computers & Peripherals industry and the overall market, CONCURRENT COMPUTER CP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.

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Concurrent Computer Corporation provides software, hardware, and professional services for the video market in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and South America. It operates in two segments, Video Solutions and Real-Time Products. The company has a P/E ratio of 517, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Concurrent Computer has a market cap of $45.1 million and is part of the technology sector and computer hardware industry. Shares are up 36.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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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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