At the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, software stocks jumped 14.1% compared to last quarter, with the cumulative compound rate (CAGR) of share appreciation for the 59 firms in the Easton Software Index up 10.1% since the end of 2003, well above major market indices for the same period. Firms in clusters that have superior Easton positional and performance ratings delivered above average results.
| KSCA | Positional Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Med | High | Total | ||
| High | 15.0% n=(2) | 11.0% n=(8) | 11.5% n=(9) | 11.7% | |
| Med | 14.3% n=(1) | 7.8% n=(7) | 17.8% n=(6) | 12.8% | |
| Low | 5.5% n=(20) | 3.5% n=(4) | 16.2% n=(5) | 7.3% | |
| Total | 7.0% | 8.4% | 14.5% | 10.1% | |
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