Groupon Inc (GRPN): Today's Featured Internet Laggard

Groupon was a leading decliner within the internet industry, falling $0.30 (-3.4%) to $8.60 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Groupon

(

GRPN

) pushed the Internet industry lower today making it today's featured Internet laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Groupon fell $0.30 (-3.4%) to $8.60 on average volume. Throughout the day, 23,142,482 shares of Groupon exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 16,741,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $8.34-$8.93 after having opened the day at $8.91 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $8.90. Other companies within the Internet industry that declined today were:

Ixia

(

XXIA

), down 19.4%,

ChinaNet Online Holdings

(

CNET

), down 8.9%,

VirnetX

(

VHC

), down 7.2% and

Sify Technologies

(

SIFY

), down 4.4%.

Groupon, Inc. operates as a local commerce marketplace that connects merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount in North America and internationally. The company also offers deals on products for which it acts as the merchant of record. Groupon has a market cap of $6.0 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 87.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Groupon a buy, 6 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Groupon

as a

sell

. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been weak operating cash flow.

On the positive front,

Net Element International

(

NETE

), up 22.2%,

MeetMe

(

MEET

), up 6.8%,

Yelp

(

YELP

), up 6.7% and

Friendfinder Networks

(

FFN

), up 5.9% , were all gainers within the internet industry with

Yahoo

(

YHOO

) being today's featured internet industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the internet industry could consider

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Idx

(

FDN

) while those bearish on the internet industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Technology

(

REW

).

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