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NATL INSTR(NSDQ:NATI)
National Instruments Corporation is a leading supplier of computer-based instrumentation hardware and software products that engineers and scientists use in a wide range of industries. These industries are spread across two large markets: test and measurement and industrial automation. The Company provides flexible application software andmodular, multifunction hardware that users combine with industry-standarddesktop computers and workstations to create `virtual instruments`.
# Employees: 5157
Address: 11500 North Mopac Expressway,Austin,TX,USA
Phone: 512-338-9119
Fax: 512-794-8411
Website: www.ni.com
Email: julia.betts@ni.com
Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: COMP-SOFTWARE
Executive Officers
James J. Truchard Dr. (Chmn.; Presi.)
Alex M. Davern (C.F.O.; Treas.)
Jeffrey L. Kodosky (Dir.)
Ben G. Streetman Dr. (Dir.)
Charles J. Roesslein (Dir.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 11/5/2009
Annual Dividend: $0.48
Current Dividend Yield: $1.70
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.12
Indicated Dividend: $1.02
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/28/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.27
Mean EPS (Year): $0.46
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $16.00
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 61.260
Number of Estimates: 6
Shares Performance
Period NATI Compare to S&P
YTD 16.09 % -3.92 %
4 Weeks 4.74 % 3.61 %
12 Weeks 7.53 % 1.38 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 303872
Shares Outstanding: 77M
Market Cap: $2.20B
52 Week High: $28.86
52 Week Low: $16.06
P/E Ratio: 60.170
PEG Ratio: 3.830
Split: On 2/23/2004 NATI split by factor of 1.500
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 100.00 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -53.33 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 8.46 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -23.25 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $3.30
Cash Flow/Share: $18.02
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.630
Price/Sales: 3.240
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