Today's Featured Computer Hardware Loser

Cisco Systems (CSCO) pushed the Computer Hardware industry lower today making it today's featured Computer Hardware loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.9%. By the end of trading, Cisco Systems fell 34 cents (-1.8%) to $18.54 on average volume. Throughout the day, 43.2 million shares of Cisco Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 56.5 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $18.26-$18.70 after having opened the day at $18.62 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.88. Other company's within the Computer Hardware industry that declined today were: Hauppauge Digital (HAUP), down 7.5%, Mitek Systems (MITK), down 5.8%, iGo (IGOI), down 5.7%, and AU Optronics Corporation (AUO), down 4.7%.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry worldwide. Cisco Systems has a market cap of $99.83 billion and is part of the technologysector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16, equal to the average computer hardware industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 6.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 14 analysts that rate Cisco Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Cisco Systems as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations, 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 sub par growth in net income.

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On the positive front, Lantronix (LTRX), up 18.9%, Dataram Corporation (DRAM), up 6.3%,Radisys Corporation (RSYS), up 4.9%, and Top Image Systems (TISA), up 2.8%, were all gainers within the computer hardware industry with Seagate Technology (STX) being today's featured computer hardware industry winner.

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