5 Stocks Pushing The Computer Software & Services Industry Higher

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) steady at 13,953 as of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,129 issues advancing vs. 1,699 declining with 163 unchanged.

The Computer Software & Services industry currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.0%. Top gainers within the industry include Manhattan Associates (MANH), up 14.6%, VMWare (VMW), up 0.8%, Xerox Corporation (XRX), up 0.7%, Wipro (WIT), up 1.0% and Sap AG ADR (SAP), up 0.7%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Citrix Systems (CTXS), down 1.7%, and Rackspace Hosting (RAX), down 0.9%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

5. Unisys Corporation (UIS) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Unisys Corporation is up $2.67 (14.1%) to $21.59 on heavy volume Thus far, 2.0 million shares of Unisys Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 432,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $19.93-$21.85 after having opened the day at $20.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.92.

Unisys Corporation provides information technology (IT) services, software, and technology that solve mission-critical problems for clients worldwide. It operates in two segments, Services and Technology. Unisys Corporation has a market cap of $831.5 million and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 5.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 9.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Unisys Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Unisys Corporation as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, unimpressive growth in net income, poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full Unisys Corporation Ratings Report now.

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4. As of noon trading, Aspen Technology (AZPN) is up $2.51 (8.8%) to $31.00 on heavy volume Thus far, 1.7 million shares of Aspen Technology exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 460,300 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $30.30-$32.98 after having opened the day at $31.40 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.49.

Aspen Technology, Inc. provides integrated process optimization software solutions to manage and optimize plant and process design, operational performance, and supply chain planning. Aspen Technology has a market cap of $2.7 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 1434.0, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Aspen Technology a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Aspen Technology as a hold. 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 increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing. Get the full Aspen Technology Ratings Report now.

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3. As of noon trading, CommVault Systems (CVLT) is up $7.53 (10.7%) to $78.03 on heavy volume Thus far, 1.3 million shares of CommVault Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 522,600 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $72.82-$78.39 after having opened the day at $73.49 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $70.50.

CommVault Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data and information management software applications and related services primarily in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. CommVault Systems has a market cap of $3.3 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 84.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 4.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate CommVault Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates CommVault Systems 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, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full CommVault Systems Ratings Report now.

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2. As of noon trading, Electronic Arts (EA) is up $0.42 (2.8%) to $15.37 on average volume Thus far, 2.6 million shares of Electronic Arts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $14.94-$15.48 after having opened the day at $14.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.95.

Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and distributes game software content and services for video game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, tablets and electronic readers, and the Internet. Electronic Arts has a market cap of $4.6 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 752.0, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Electronic Arts a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Electronic Arts as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the growth in the company's net income has been quite unimpressive. Get the full Electronic Arts Ratings Report now.

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1. As of noon trading, Accenture (ACN) is up $0.47 (0.7%) to $72.17 on light volume Thus far, 625,672 shares of Accenture exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $71.65-$72.20 after having opened the day at $71.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $71.70.

Accenture plc operates as a management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company worldwide. Accenture has a market cap of $46.5 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 14 analysts that rate Accenture a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Accenture 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, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full Accenture Ratings Report now.

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