VMWare Inc. (VMW): Today's Featured Technology Winner
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XRS
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VMware, Inc. provides virtualization and virtualization-based cloud infrastructure solutions in the United States and internationally. VMWare has a market cap of $11.54 billion and is part of the computer software & services industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 52.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 7.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate VMWare a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates VMWare as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust 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.
- You can view the full VMWare Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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