Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS): Today's Featured Technology Winner

Citrix Systems was a winner within the technology sector, rising $1.44 (2.3%) to $64.36 on average volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Citrix Systems

(

CTXS

) pushed the Technology sector higher today making it today's featured technology winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Citrix Systems rose $1.44 (2.3%) to $64.36 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.4 million shares of Citrix Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $62.98-$65.49 after having opened the day at $62.98 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.92. Other companies within the Technology sector that increased today were:

AOL

(

AOL

), up 22%,

Bridgeline Digital

(

BLIN

), up 21.1%,

Aehr Test Systems

(

AEHR

), up 17.9%, and

Computer Sciences Corporation

(

CSC

), up 17%.

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Citrix Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and markets technology solutions to deliver IT services on-demand worldwide. Citrix Systems has a market cap of $11.74 billion and is part of the computer software & services industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 34.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate Citrix Systems a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Citrix Systems as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

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