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Top 5 Companies in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry With the Highest Forward Earnings Yield (SMT, WDC, LXK, STX, KTCC)
[February 08, 2013]

Top 5 Companies in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry With the Highest Forward Earnings Yield (SMT, WDC, LXK, STX, KTCC)


Feb 08, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Computer Storage & Peripherals industry with the highest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.Smart Technologies ranks highest with a forward earnings yield of 19.7%. Following is Western Digital with a forward earnings yield of 16.7%. Lexmark International ranks third highest with a forward earnings yield of 15.9%.



Seagate Technology follows with a forward earnings yield of 15.0%, and KEY Tronic rounds out the top five with a forward earnings yield of 14.3%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Seagate Technology on December 7th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $28.58. Since that recommendation, shares of Seagate Technology have risen 21.6%. We continue to monitor Seagate Technology for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.


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