HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) are generally considered mature technology plays, which implies they offer income instead of growth. But over the past 12 months, HP has bucked expectations and rallied 30%, while Cisco has stayed nearly flat.
Let’s find out what fueled HP’s rally, and what weighed Cisco down — and see if those factors make the PC maker a better long-term play than the networking equipment specialist.
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