[May 15, 2013] Highest Future Earnings Growth in the Internet Software & Services Industry Detected in Shares of Local.com (LOCM, SINA, IPAS, INAP, MAIL) Tweet May 15, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Internet Software & Services industry with the highest future earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (next fiscal year estimated vs. current fiscal year estimated) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.Local.com ranks highest with a future earnings growth of 150.0%. Following is Sina with a future earnings growth of 147.7%. iPass ranks third highest with a future earnings growth of 137.5%. Internap Network Services follows with a future earnings growth of 118.2%, and IncrediMail rounds out the top five with a future earnings growth of 89.6%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Local.com on November 9th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $2.30. Since that call, shares of Local.com have fallen 22.9%. 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 ]