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Highest Return on Equity in the Research and Consulting Services Industry Detected in Shares of Corporate Executive Board (EXBD, EXPO, VSEC, EFX, IHS)

Written on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:15am
By Amy Schwartz

Below are the three companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry with the highest return on equitys. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.

Corporate Executive Board ranks highest with a ROE of 66.7%. Exponent is next with a ROE of 17.7%. VSE ranks third highest with a ROE of 15.2%.

Equifax follows with a ROE of 12.7%, and IHS Inc rounds out the top five with a ROE of 12.2%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Corporate Executive Board on October 14th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $33.07. Since that recommendation, shares of Corporate Executive Board have risen 11.7%. We continue to monitor Corporate Executive Board for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.

Keywords: highest return on equity corporate executive board exponent vse equifax IHS Inc

Ticker(s): EXBD EXPO VSEC EFX IHS

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