Battle Road Research Launches Tech Index

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Battle Road Research, an independent voice, recently launched the Battle Road Tech Index, an equal-weighted stock index that tracks the daily performance of 25 of the most important stocks in the technology sector. “We hope that the Battle Road Tech Index will become the standard gauge for monitoring the health of this crucial investor category,” said Ben Z. Rose, president of Battle Road Research.

“We welcome investors to visit our website for weekly commentary on the Battle Road Tech Index, which is available for syndication”

Rose continued, “Unlike weighted average indices that overstate the impact of a few large cap stocks, The Battle Road Tech Index is equal-weighted, thus providing a broader indicator of the sector’s vitality.” Year-to-date the index is up 9.8 percent, with 18 of the 25 components of the index in positive territory.

Starting from a clean slate, Battle Road’s five-man tech research team chose several fast-growing companies not featured in typical tech stock indices, including Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Well known tech titans Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) were also selected.

“We welcome investors to visit our website for weekly commentary on the Battle Road Tech Index, which is available for syndication,” said Rose.

About Battle Road Research:

Battle Road Research, an independent voice, serves money managers and individual investors with a straight-forward Buy, Hold, Sell research service focused on more than 70 technology, renewable energy, education, and eConsumer stocks. Battle Road analysts place an equal weight on industry and securities analysis in an effort to identify stocks to buy and stocks to avoid. As a matter of principle, Battle Road Research refrains from investment banking, company-sponsored reports, and personal investment in stocks that it researches.