Catamaran Corp (CTRX): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Laggard

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Catamaran (CTRX) 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 up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Catamaran fell $1.22 (-2.3%) to $51.40 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 2.2 million shares of Catamaran exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $50.36-$51.84 after having opened the day at $51.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $52.62. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that declined today were: Bazaarvoice (BV), down 11.2%, Chyron Corporation (CHYR), down 5.5%, Authentidate Holding Corporation (ADAT), down 4.1%, and Sonic Foundry (SOFO), down 3.9%.

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Catamaran Corporation provides pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and healthcare information technology solutions to the healthcare benefits management industry in North America. Catamaran has a market cap of $10.72 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 75.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 10.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Catamaran a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and five rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Catamaran as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the positive front, Unwired Planet (UPIP), up 42.8%, Infosys (INFY), up 18.8%, China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group (CMGE), up 14.8%, and Velti (VELT), up 9.8%, were all gainers within the computer software & services industry with Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) being today's featured computer software & services industry leader.

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