VMware Inc. (VMW): 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 0.8%. By the end of trading, VMware rose $0.87 (1.0%) to $84.31 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,443,584 shares of VMware exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,403,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $83.30-$85.35 after having opened the day at $83.30 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $83.44. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 18.9%,
XRS
(
XRSC
), up 14.2%,
Mediabistro
(
MBIS
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), up 5.6% and
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), up 5.6%.
VMware, Inc. provides virtualization infrastructure solutions in the United States and internationally. VMware has a market cap of $10.8 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are down 11.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate VMware a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
VMware
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, growth in earnings per share, good cash flow from operations 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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), down 65.9%,
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), down 10.1%,
EFuture Information Technology
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), down 7.7% and
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), down 7.1% , 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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