Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO): Today's Featured Computer Hardware Winner
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) pushed the Computer Hardware industry higher today making it today's featured computer hardware winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.2%. By the end of trading, Cisco Systems rose 28 cents (1.6%) to $17.94 on average volume. Throughout the day, 55.2 million shares of Cisco Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 37.1 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $17.74-$18.08 after having opened the day at $17.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $17.66. Other companies within the Computer Hardware industry that increased today were:
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), up 11.3%,
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), up 7.3%,
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), up 5.4%, and
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), up 4.4%.
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Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (IP) based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industries worldwide. Cisco Systems has a market cap of $89.35 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 6.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate Cisco Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Cisco Systems as a
. 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, notable return on equity and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Cisco Systems Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 22.1%,
Xplore Technologies Corporation Class A
(
XLRTD
), down 7.7%,
Xplore Technologies Corporation Class A
(
XLRT
), down 7.7%, and
Xplore Technologies Corporation Class A
(
), down 7.7%, were all laggards within the computer hardware industry with
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) being today's computer hardware industry laggard.
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iShares Dow Jones US Technology
(
) while those bearish on the computer hardware industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Semiconductor
(
).
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