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Top 5 Companies in the Application Software Industry With the Lowest Beta (SLP, ULCM, VHC, PRLS, BSQR)

Written on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 3:04am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Application Software industry as measured by beta. Lower-beta stocks mean minimal volatility and are therefore generally considered to be a less risk and offer more stable returns.
Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) ranks first with a beta of 0.5; Ulticom (NASDAQ:ULCM) ranks second with a beta of 0.5; and VirnetX Holding (AMEX:VHC) ranks third with a beta of 0.6.
Peerless Systems (NASDAQ:PRLS) follows with a beta of 0.6 and Bsquare (NASDAQ:BSQR) rounds out the top five with a beta of 0.6.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of ULCM and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on September 09, 2009 at $2.45. The stock has risen 281.2% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nasdaq:slp simulations plus lowest beta

Ticker(s): SLP ULCM PRLS BSQR VHC

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