Dow Today: Cisco Systems (CSCO) Higher

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) is trading down 38.0 points (-0.3%) at 13,980 as of Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013, 12:35 p.m. ET. During this time, 308.1 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 619.6 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,606 issues advancing vs. 1,289 declining with 160 unchanged.

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The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), which is sporting a three-cent gain (+0.1%) bringing the stock to $21. Volume for Cisco Systems currently sits at 20.6 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 36.4 million shares.

Cisco Systems has a market cap of $112.93 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer hardware industry. Shares are up 8.2% year to date as of Tuesday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 2.6%.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (IP) based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industries worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Cisco Systems as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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