Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO): Today's Featured Technology Winner
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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 $91.68 billion and is part of the computer hardware industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 19 analysts that rate Cisco Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 13 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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