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Tech Stocks Tumble Continues Under Economic Pressures

The stock market offered a series of notable milestones last week. Thursday was the lowest point of the market since 2003, off 46.68 percent since a record high a little more than a year ago. The market was down 19 percent for the month on opening Friday despite a rally on Tuesday with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: […]

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Kathleen A. Martin

Nov 23, 2008

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The stock market offered a series of notable milestones last week. Thursday was the lowest point of the market since 2003, off 46.68 percent since a record high a little more than a year ago.

The market was down 19 percent for the month on opening Friday despite a rally on Tuesday with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) announcement regarding fourth quarter earnings and above street expectations for 2009. The market rewarded the tech giant by bumping its stock value 14 percent.

While opening down Friday, the market closed up over 494 points on the announcement by President-elect Obama naming Timothy Geithner as the next treasury secretary. Late day stocks soared bringing the market to a loss of only 5 percent week over week and 14 percent of the month. Overall, the market is down 39 percent for the year.

Technology stocks continued to slide with a series of double digit losses. Key highlights for the week include:

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) confirmed they are not cutting jobs and anticipate maintaining their spending on research and development. “Right now we’re still on a plan to complete 100 percent of our college recruitment plan globally," CEO Steve Ballmer told The Associated Press. "The ability to get top talent has actually improved" as the world enters what could be a punishing recession.
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) released the new Blackberry Storm through Verizon, competing head to head with Apple’s iPhone customers. RIM saw an increase of 12 percent in its stock price this week.
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) reported mixed results in its third-quarter earnings. Dell reported its earnings fell 5 percent and sales also declined from a year ago, due to what executives described as "a challenging demand environment.” The market responded by battering Dell’s stock nearly 15 percent.
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) didn’t see a significant bump in its stock value in the week following the announcement that it would eliminate up to 6,000 jobs or 18 percent of its workforce in a corporate restructuring.

The following are the week-over-week stock price closings for the top 50 technology vendors and 40 solution providers tracked by Channel Insider.

Leading Technology Vendor Stocks
Company	14-Nov	21-Nov	Difference
Adobe Systems (ADBE)	22.34	21.38	-4.30%
Adtran (ADTN)	13.44	13.08	-2.70%
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)	1.78	1.48	-16.90%
AMD	2.43	1.82	-25.10%
Apple (AAPL)	90.24	82.58	-8.50%
Arrow Electronics (ARW)	14.56	12.71	-12.70%
Avnet (AVT)	15.02	12.8	-14.80%
BMC Software (BMC)	25.02	23.41	-6.40%
CA	17.02	14.96	-12.10%
Canon (CAJ)	29.65	28.39	-4.20%
Check Point (CHKP)	20.01	19.65	-1.80%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)	16.62	15.17	-8.70%
Citrix Systems (CTSX)	22.95	22.89	-0.30%
Data Domain (DDUP)	17.55	15.8	-10.00%
Dell	10.89	9.3	-14.60%
EMC	9.98	9.3	-6.80%
FalconStor (FALC)	2.42	2.15	-11.20%
Foundry Networks (FDRY)	15.32	15.06	-1.70%
Google (GOOG)	310.02	262.43	-15.40%
HP (HPQ)	30.46	34.64	13.70%
IBM	80.33	74.88	-6.80%
Ingram Micro (IM)	11.73	9.43	-19.60%
Intel (INTC)	13.32	13.11	-1.60%
Juniper Networks (JNPR)	15.03	14.91	-0.80%
Lexmark (LXK)	23.97	24.04	0.30%
McAfee (MFE)	28.5	27.56	-3.30%
Microsoft (MFST)	20.06	19.68	-1.90%
Motorola (MOT)	4.08	3.28	-19.60%
NetApp (NTAP)	12.3	12.51	1.70%
Nokia (NOK)	12.59	12.93	2.70%
Nortel Networks (NT)	0.56	0.42	-25.00%
Novell (NOVL)	4.17	3.84	-7.90%
Oracle (ORCL)	16.9	16.38	-3.10%
Polycom (PLCM)	18.2	16.15	-11.30%
Rackspace (RAX)	6.24	6.1	-2.20%
Red Hat (RHT)	10.49	8.56	-18.40%
Research in Motion (RIMM)	40	44.8	12.00%
Salesforce.com (CRM)	26.4	22.32	-15.50%
SAP	35.24	31.15	-11.60%
ScanSource (SCSC)	17.32	15.38	-11.20%
Seagate Technology (STX)	4.87	4.4	-9.70%
Sun Microsystems (JAVA)	4.12	3.01	-26.90%
Sybase (SY)	24.98	23.65	-5.30%
Symantec (SYMC)	12.21	10.95	-10.30%
Synnex (SNX)	12.32	9.66	-21.60%
Tech Data (TECD)	19.46	15.28	-21.50%
VeriSign (VRSN)	18.64	17.57	-5.70%
VMWare (VMW)	20	18.94	-5.30%
Websense (WBSN)	16.43	14.75	-10.20%
Xerox (XRX)	6.36	5.25	-17.50%

Leading Solution Provider Stocks
Company	14-Nov	21-Nov	Difference
Accenture	28.67	28.51	-0.60%
BT Global Services	18.5	18.72	1.20%
Computer Sciences Corp (CSC)	28.53	26	-8.90%
Northrup Grumman	40.34	37.93	-6.00%
Lockheed Martin	72.26	72.68	0.60%
Atos Origin	18.09	16.92	-6.50%
SAIC	18.74	18.09	-3.50%
Automatic Data Processing	35.12	35.25	0.40%
NTT Data Corp	21.58	21.34	-1.10%
Affiliated Computer Services	39.3	37.3	-5.10%
Unisys	0.64	0.49	-23.40%
Tata Consultancy Services	529.4	506.66	-4.30%
Harris Corp	33.04	30.06	-9.00%
ITT	40.99	37.8	-7.80%
Office Depot (Biz Solutions)	2.03	1.7	-16.30%
CGI Group	7.31	7.71	5.50%
BearingPoint Inc.	0.06	–	N/A
Insight North America	4.34	3.4	-21.70%
Convergys Corp.	5.43	4.39	-19.20%
Staples (N.A. Delivery)	17.09	15.64	-8.50%
Fiserv	32.75	30.07	-8.20%
Systemax	10.69	8.75	-18.10%
Perot Systems	11.72	11.58	-1.20%
OfficeMax (Corp. Sales)	4.92	4.8	-2.40%
WiPro Infotech	7.07	6.48	-8.30%
Citigroup (Transaction Services)	9.52	3.77	-60.40%
QinetiQ	155.25	145.75	-6.10%
Raytheon (TSC)	47.91	47.94	0.10%
Siemens	53.6	52.03	-2.90%
CAIC	41.68	39.78	-4.60%
PCConnection	4.07	3.39	-16.70%
Metavante	15.55	14.03	-9.80%
Cerner Corp	36.19	32.08	-11.40%
ManTech	49.59	47.27	-4.70%
Acxion	6.78	6.98	2.90%
McKesson	35.26	30.41	-13.80%
SRA International	13.44	14	4.20%
PCMall	3.2	2.73	-14.70%

Tech Stocks Tumble Continues Under Economic Pressures

Kathleen A. Martin

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