Nielsen Holdings NV (NLSN): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Winner
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) pushed the Computer Software & Services industry higher today making it today's featured computer software & services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Nielsen Holdings rose $0.69 (2.1%) to $33.97 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 9,819,165 shares of Nielsen Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,203,200 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $33.88-$34.75 after having opened the day at $34.62 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $33.28. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were:
Mediabistro
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MBIS
), up 11.7%,
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), up 11.7%,
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), up 8.7% and
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), up 8.1%.
Nielsen Holdings N.V., an information and measurement company, provides media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise about what consumers buy and watch on a global and local basis. Nielsen Holdings has a market cap of $12.6 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 43.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 9.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Nielsen Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Nielsen Holdings as a
. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been an overall disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Nielsen Holdings Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 10.8%,
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), down 6.7% and
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), down 6.4% , were all laggards within the computer software & services industry with
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) being today's computer software & services industry laggard.
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