Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): 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 up 0.7%. By the end of trading, Microsoft Corporation rose $0.82 (2.6%) to $32.61 on average volume. Throughout the day, 58,348,040 shares of Microsoft Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 50,135,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $31.77-$32.68 after having opened the day at $31.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $31.79. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 20.8%,
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), up 10.8%,
China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group
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), up 7.8% and
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), up 7.0%.
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Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products and services; and designs and sells hardware worldwide. Microsoft Corporation has a market cap of $266.7 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 19.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Microsoft Corporation as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in net income, attractive valuation levels 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 Microsoft Corporation Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 22.9%,
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), down 8.5%,
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), down 5.7% and
Helios and Matheson Information Technology
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), down 5.0% , 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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iShares S&P NA Tech Software Idx
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) while those bearish on the computer software & services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Technology
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).
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