NetApp Inc. (NTAP): 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 up 0.4%. By the end of trading, NetApp rose $0.45 (1.1%) to $40.52 on light volume. Throughout the day, 5,989,446 shares of NetApp exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8,068,600 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $40.00-$40.72 after having opened the day at $40.08 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.07. Other companies within the Computer Hardware industry that increased today were:
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), up 5.6%,
China TechFaith Wireless Comm Tech
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), up 5.0%,
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), up 4.9% and
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), up 4.8%.
NetApp, Inc. engages in design, manufacture, and marketing of networked storage solutions. The company supplies enterprise storage and data management software and hardware products and services. NetApp has a market cap of $14.5 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 19.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate NetApp a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
NetApp
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and reasonable valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full NetApp Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 5.1%,
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), down 3.4%,
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), down 3.4% and
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), down 2.8% , were all laggards within the computer hardware industry with
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) being today's computer hardware industry laggard.
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) while those bearish on the computer hardware industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Semiconductor
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).
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