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Overstock.com has the Highest Return on Equity in the Internet Retail Industry (OSTK, PCLN, NILE, LNUX, EXPE)
[May 14, 2013]

Overstock.com has the Highest Return on Equity in the Internet Retail Industry (OSTK, PCLN, NILE, LNUX, EXPE)


May 14, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Internet Retail industry with the highest return on equity. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.Overstock.com ranks highest with a ROE of 66.4%. Following is priceline.com with a ROE of 43.5%. Blue Nile ranks third highest with a ROE of 34.2%.

Geeknet follows with a ROE of 23.2%, and Expedia rounds out the top five with a ROE of 12.5%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of priceline.com on December 3rd, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $672.56. Since that recommendation, shares of priceline.com have risen 15.6%. We continue to monitor priceline.com for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.


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