ATLANTA, Feb. 6, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- While many technology stocks have not expressed positive guidance going forward, Cerner (Nasdaq:CERN) recently expressed positive guidance going forward.
In its earnings report released on January 31, 2001 CERN announced that it was raising its guidance for earnings per share in 2001, and is now comfortable with analysts estimates in the $0.80 to $0.85 range. CERN also announced record bookings in its fourth quarter of $113.4 million.
WinningInvestments.com (http://www.WinningInvestments.com), a leading Internet-based stock information site that provides covered call selections and investment strategies, recently highlighted CERN in its Newsletter. The investment Website selected CERN as one of the stocks for its "13/13" category, which highlights stocks that have grown in sales and profits by an average of 13% in each of the last 10 years, and are predicted to grow by that same amount over the next 3-to-5 years.
WinningInvestments.com sends out via e-mail its Newsletter, which contains news, commentary, education and covered call highlights, at the close of the market on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq:CERN) currently has four analysts recommending it as a strong buy, eight as a buy, and 12 as a hold. CERN is currently trading at $54 13/16, with the bid on the March 2001 $55 call at $5 1/4. This gives downside protection of 9.6% and a yield, if called, of 9.9%.
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