Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ): 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 was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Hewlett-Packard fell $0.32 (-1.2%) to $25.67 on light volume. Throughout the day, 9,040,198 shares of Hewlett-Packard exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 16,615,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $25.61-$26.19 after having opened the day at $25.96 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.99. Other companies within the Computer Hardware industry that declined today were:
(
), down 33.8%,
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), down 4.4%,
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), down 4.4% and
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), down 3.5%.
Hewlett-Packard Company and its subsidiaries provide products, technologies, software, solutions, and services to individual consumers, small-and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors worldwide. Hewlett-Packard has a market cap of $50.6 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 84.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Hewlett-Packard a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Hewlett-Packard
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Hewlett-Packard Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 23.7%,
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), up 10.7%,
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), up 8.3% and
Concurrent Computer Corporation
(
), up 6.7% , were all gainers within the computer hardware industry with
Brocade Communications Systems
(
) being today's featured computer hardware industry leader.
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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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