Rackspace Hosting Inc: (NYSE: RAX)

$36.53

-1.12 (-2.98%)

Volume 548,563

Jun 19 10:56 AM ET

Zacks Rank: 5-Strong Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		36.31 - 37.76
	
		52wk Low - High
		33.91 - 81.36
	
		Previous Close
		37.65
	
		Avg. Volume
		2,218,043
	
		Industry
		INTERNET SERVICES
	
		Market Cap
		5.20 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.46
	
		P/E (F1)
		57.23
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.66
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            57.23
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.23
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.66
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.14
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-06-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.77
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            25.64%
                        
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            Company Description
        
As the world's leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry's best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support, furthering the company's mission to be one of the world's greatest service companies. Rackspace featured in the top 30 of both the Sunday Times 100 Best companies to work for list and the Financial Times Great Place to Work Awards, 2008. Rackspace's portfolio of hosted services includes managed hosting, email hosting and cloud hosting   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.14	0.15	0.66	0.86
Number of Estimates	14	13	14	13
Low Estimate	0.11	0.10	0.53	0.66
High Estimate	0.22	0.27	0.98	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.18	0.19	0.75	0.66
EPS Growth	-21.03%	-19.43%	-12.29%	31.43%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
RACKSPACE HOSTG	RAX	37.65
AKAMAI TECH	AKAM	42.84
YAHOO! INC	YHOO	26.66
FACEBOOK INC-A	FB	24.21
ZIX CORP	ZIXI	4.15
AOL INC	AOL	36.76
BAIDU INC	BIDU	96.30
BLUE CALYPSO	BCYP	0.14
COGENT COMM GRP	CCOI	28.37
COMMTOUCH SOFTW	CTCH	3.17

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:INTERNET SERVICES

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Zacks Commentary

Bull of the Day: Akamai (AKAM)

Jun, 17 2013 00:00

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Amazon, Rackspace, Apple and Google

May 22, 2013

MSFT Expands Cloud Services in Australia

May 21, 2013

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: IAC, Rackspace Hosting, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland Group and UBS

May 15, 2013

Bear of the Day: Rackspace Hosting (RAX)

May, 15 2013 00:00

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Conn's, Rackspace Hosting, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie and Nuvasive

Apr 23, 2013

Bear of the Day: Rackspace (RAX)

Apr, 23 2013 00:00

Microsoft Cuts Prices to Match AWS

Apr 18, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.77
Sales	1,309
Net Income	110
Price/Earnings	48.90
Price/Book	5.91
Price/Cash Flow	14.51
Price/Sales	3.80

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News

A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts - Benzinga

Jun 19, 2013

Ektron And Rackspace Collaborate To Deliver Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Hosting To Customers - Pr Newswire

Jun 19, 2013

Ektron And Rackspace Collaborate To Deliver Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Hosting To Customers - Pr Newswire Europe

Jun 19, 2013

Rackspace Hosting is Among the Companies in the Internet Software & Services Industry with the Best Relative Performance (RAX, CTCT, UNTD, VCLK, GOOG) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 19, 2013

Rackspace, Ektron Announce Collaboration - Benzinga

Jun 19, 2013

SiSense Introduces the First In-Chip Analytics Solution in the Cloud - Marketwire

Jun 19, 2013

Enterprises launch their own private clouds - CNNMoney

Jun 18, 2013

Relatively Good Performance Detected in Shares of Vocus in the Internet Software & Services Industry (VOCS, LPSN, SINA, RAX, UNTD) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 18, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.71
ABR (Last Week)	2.71
# of recs in ABR	21
Average Target Price	46.27
Industry Rank by ABR	202 out of 265
Rank in Industry	30 out of 33

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Day Low - High	36.31 - 37.76
52wk Low - High	33.91 - 81.36
Previous Close	37.65
Avg. Volume	2,218,043
Industry	INTERNET SERVICES
Market Cap	5.20 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.46
P/E (F1)	57.23
Current Year Est.	0.66
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

P/E (F1)	57.23
PEG Ratio	2.23
Current Year Est.	0.66
Current Quarter Estimate	0.14
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	08-06-2013
EPS Last Year	0.77
Expected Earnings Growth	25.64%

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Rackspace Hosting Inc: (NYSE: RAX)

$36.53

-1.12 (-2.98%)

Volume 548,563

Jun 19 10:56 AM ET

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Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:INTERNET SERVICES

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