3 Stocks Advancing The Computer Software & Services Industry

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the computer software & services industry higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 44 points (-0.2%) at 17,874 as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,080 issues advancing vs. 1,836 declining with 168 unchanged.

The Computer Software & Services industry currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.4%. Top gainers within the industry include

Paycom Software

(

PAYC

), up 14.9%,

Realpage

(

RP

), up 12.9%,

Fidelity National Information Services

(

FIS

), up 3.7%,

CDW

(

CDW

), up 3.5% and

Qihoo 360 Technology

(

QIHU

), up 2.4%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Thomson Reuters

(

TRI

), down 1.4%, and

Wipro

(

WIT

), down 1.1%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3.

Mobileye

(

MBLY

) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Mobileye is up $2.16 (4.6%) to $48.93 on average volume. Thus far, 3.2 million shares of Mobileye exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $47.10-$50.35 after having opened the day at $47.59 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $46.77.

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Mobileye N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs and develops software and related technologies for camera-based advanced driver assistance systems primarily in Israel. It operates through two segments, Original Equipment Manufacturing and After Market. Mobileye has a market cap of $9.8 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 15.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate Mobileye a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Mobileye

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its premium valuation and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Mobileye Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Intuit

(

INTU

) is up $1.04 (1.1%) to $98.75 on light volume. Thus far, 382,688 shares of Intuit exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $97.00-$98.78 after having opened the day at $97.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $97.71.

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Intuit Inc. provides business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers, and accounting professionals primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Singapore. Intuit has a market cap of $27.0 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 6.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 6 analysts who rate Intuit a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Intuit

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including premium valuation, weak operating cash flow and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full

Intuit Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Activision Blizzard

(

ATVI

) is up $1.08 (3.0%) to $36.90 on average volume. Thus far, 6.9 million shares of Activision Blizzard exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $36.01-$37.22 after having opened the day at $36.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.82.

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. develops and publishes online, personal computer (PC), video game console, handheld, mobile, and tablet games worldwide. Activision Blizzard has a market cap of $25.2 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 77.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate Activision Blizzard a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Activision Blizzard

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, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. 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

Activision Blizzard Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the computer software & services industry could consider

iShares S&P NA Tech Software Idx

(

IGV

) while those bearish on the computer software & services industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Technology

(

REW

).

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