[May 21, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Application Software Industry With the Lowest EPS Growth (EBIX, MGIC, TIBX, PLUS, NUAN) Tweet May 21, 2013 (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.Ebix ranks lowest with a EPS growth of 2.1%. Following is Magic Software Enterprises with a EPS growth of 10.0%. TIBCO Software ranks third lowest with a EPS growth of 11.8%. ePlus follows with a EPS growth of 15.9%, and Nuance Communications rounds out the bottom five with a EPS growth of 15.9%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Ebix on February 28th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $16.26. Since that recommendation, shares of Ebix have risen 21.9%. We continue to monitor Ebix 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 ]