Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Feb. 3rd To Feb. 7th And Year-to-Date

February 9, 2014 Off By David
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Grazed from Forbes.  Author: Louis Columbus.

The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date in the Cloud Computing Index  are Qualys QLYS +5.71% (NASDAQ:QYLS), Juniper Networks JNPR +0.89% (NYSE:JNPR), Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), F5 Networks FFIV +1.11% (NASDAQ: FFIV) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

A $10K investment in Qualys on January 2nd of this year is worth $12,253 and $10K invested in F5 Networks is worth $12,069 as of market close yesterday.   IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP share prices are included for comparison.  Qualys continues to be one of the highest-performing stocks in the index.  They specialize in cloud-based compliance and security solutions that enable enterprises to identify security risks to IT infrastructures and protect IT systems from cyber-attacks…

The QualysGuard Cloud Platform includes a suite of Asset Management, Compliance and Security applications including dashboards, reporting, workflows and integration.   Gartner placed Qualys as a Strong Positive in their latest MarketScope for Vulnerability Assessment. Qualys is providing a free copy of the MarketScope here...

Read more from the source @ http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2014/02/08/best-and-worst-performing-cloud-computing-stocks-feb-3rd-to-feb-7th-and-year-to-date/

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