Cerner Reaches New 52-Week High (CERN)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq:CERN) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $89.04, above its previous 52-week high of $88.92 with 657,569 shares traded as of 2:11 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 840,600 shares over the past 30 days.

Cerner has a market cap of $15.1 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 13.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Cerner Corporation designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts, and supports healthcare information technology, healthcare devices, and content solutions for healthcare organizations and consumers worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 38.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Cerner 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, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. You can view the full Cerner Ratings Report.

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