Oracle Corporation (ORCL): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Winner

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Oracle Corporation (ORCL) pushed the Computer Software & Services industry higher today making it today's featured computer software & services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.7%. By the end of trading, Oracle Corporation rose 59 cents (1.7%) to $35.40 on average volume. Throughout the day, 16.3 million shares of Oracle Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 21.1 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $34.82-$35.41 after having opened the day at $34.93 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.81. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were: China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group (CMGE), up 38.5%, GlobalSCAPE Incorporated (GSB), up 18.2%, DynaVox (DVOX), up 12.3%, and Authentidate Holding Corporation (ADAT), up 7.1%.

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Oracle Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, hosts, and supports database and middleware software, applications software, and hardware systems. Oracle Corporation has a market cap of $164.8 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.4, below 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 Friday. Currently there are 23 analysts that rate Oracle Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Oracle Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Cimatron (CIMT), down 17.7%, Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution (KONE), down 12.1%, TigerLogic Corporation (TIGR), down 12%, and Bridgeline Digital (BLIN), down 8.1%, were all laggards within the computer software & services industry with VMWare (VMW) being today's computer software & services industry laggard.

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