Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Sap ( SAP) 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 0.4%. By the end of trading, Sap rose $0.74 (1.0%) to $74.82 on light volume. Throughout the day, 794,431 shares of Sap exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,550,800 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $74.22-$75.13 after having opened the day at $74.36 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $74.08. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were: Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution ( KONE), up 62.1%, Active Network ( ACTV), up 24.3%, NIC ( EGOV), up 19.1% and ServiceSource International ( SREV), up 19.1%. SAP AG provides enterprise application software and software-related services worldwide. It offers products in applications, analytics, cloud, mobile, and database and technology categories. Sap has a market cap of $86.9 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are down 9.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Sap a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Sap as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and increase in stock price during the past year. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.
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