Stocks in Focus: Accenture, International Business Machines, and Microsoft Lead the Charge

Strategic Insights -

The day's top gainers in the Computer Software & Services industry include Tableau Software, up 16.9%, Oracle Corporation, up 1.3%, and SAP SE, up 1.0%. TheStreet highlights Accenture, International Business Machines, and Microsoft as stocks pushing the industry higher. Accenture is up $0.90 (1.0%) to $88.24, while International Business Machines is up $1.34 (0.9%) to $158.30, and Microsoft is up $0.64 (1.5%) to $42.48.

Key Takeaways:

  • Accenture is up 1.0% to $88.24 as part of the top gainers in the Computer Software & Services industry.
  • International Business Machines is up 0.9% to $158.30, with a market cap of $156.8 billion and part of the technology sector.
  • Microsoft is up 1.5% to $42.48, with a market cap of $341.3 billion and part of the technology sector.
  • TheStreet Quant Ratings identifies Accenture, International Business Machines, and Microsoft as stocks potentially capable of tripling in the next 12 months.
  • 9 analysts rate Accenture a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
  • 4 analysts rate International Business Machines a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.
  • 11 analysts rate Microsoft a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.
  • TheStreet Ratings rates Accenture as a buy, International Business Machines as a hold, and Microsoft as a buy.
  • The company's strengths include revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, and solid stock price performance.
  • The company's weaknesses include subpar growth in net income for Accenture and International Business Machines.

Statistics:

  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 155 points (0.9%) to 17,828.
  • The NYSE advances/declines ratio is 2,186 issues advancing vs. 755 declining with 173 unchanged.
  • The Computer Software & Services industry is up 1.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.9%.
  • Tableau Software is up 16.9% among the top gainers in the industry.

Sources:

  • TheStreet.com
  • TheStreet Ratings
  • "TheStreet Quant Ratings" article on TheStreet.com
  • data.thestreet.com
  • http://www.thestreet.com/quote/%5eDJI.html
  • http://www.thestreet.com/quote/data.html?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://www.thestreet.com/quote/orcl.html?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://www.thestreet.com/quote/sap.html?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://www.thestreet.com/quote/acn.html?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://www.thestreet.com/r/ratings/reports/ir-screener.html?action=buy?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://www.thestreet.com/r/ratings/reports/ir-screener.html?action=hold?cm_ven_int=tstwire
  • http://secure2.thestreet.com/cap/prm.do?OID=022617