[May 17, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Computer Hardware Industry With the Lowest Price to Book Ratio (AVID, SMCI, HPQ, CRAY, SSYS) Tweet May 17, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Computer Hardware industry with the lowest price to book ratios. Often companies with the lowest ratio present the greatest value to investors.Avid Technology ranks lowest with a a price to book ratio of 0.78. Following is Super Micro Computer with a a price to book ratio of 1.22. Hewlett-Packard ranks third lowest with a a price to book ratio of 1.82. Cray follows with a a price to book ratio of 2.01, and Stratasys rounds out the bottom five with a a price to book ratio of 2.13. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Stratasys on March 4th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $70.11. Since that recommendation, shares of Stratasys have risen 23.2%. We continue to monitor Stratasys for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. 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 ]