Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN): Today's Featured Computer Hardware Laggard
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) pushed the Computer Hardware industry lower today making it today's featured Computer Hardware laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 2.4%. By the end of trading, Aruba Networks fell 31 cents (-1.6%) to $18.52 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 5.2 million shares of Aruba Networks exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.1 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $17.85-$19.04 after having opened the day at $18.12 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.83. Other companies within the Computer Hardware industry that declined today were:
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), down 7.1%,
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), down 6.3%,
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), down 4.3%, and
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Aruba Networks, Inc. provides network access solutions for the mobile enterprises worldwide. Aruba Networks has a market cap of $2.21 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of -486.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 1.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 14 analysts that rate Aruba Networks a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Aruba Networks as a
. 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 good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share.
- You can view the full Aruba Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
XRS
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XRSC
), up 20%,
Xplore Technologies Corporation Class A
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), up 16.2%,
Xplore Technologies Corporation Class A
(
XLRT
), up 16.2%, and
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), up 8.1%, were all gainers within the computer hardware industry with
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) being today's featured computer hardware industry leader.
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