[May 21, 2012] Top 5 Companies in the Application Software Industry With the Lowest EPS Growth (FICO, BSFT, BLKB, JDAS, MANH) Tweet May 21, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Application Software industry with the lowest year-over-year expected earnings per share (EPS) growth rates. The long-term growth rate is the expected annual increase in operating EPS over the next three to five years.Fair Isaac ranks lowest with a EPS growth of 3.4%. BroadSoft is next with a EPS growth of 8.0%. Blackbaud ranks third lowest with a EPS growth of 10.0%. JDA Software Group follows with a EPS growth of 12.4%, and Manhattan Associates rounds out the bottom five with a EPS growth of 14.0%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Blackbaud on February 23rd, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $27.80. Since that call, shares of Blackbaud have fallen 5.7%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]