Travelers, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot: Dow Movers

BY Alexandra Zendrian | 04/16/12 - 04:39 PM EDT

Stock quotes in this article: ^DJI, TRV, PG, HD, HPQ

Comment

See what Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link are trading today.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks ended Monday mixed, as investors digested better-than-expected retail sales and Citigroup's (C ) earnings, while Apple (AAPL ) weakness led a technology sector selloff that pulled down the Nasdaq.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was responsible for most of the green on the trading chart, with the Dow rising 71.82 points, or 0.56%, to 12,921.41 on Monday. The S&P 500 dropped less than a point to 1,369.57 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 22.93 points to 2,988.40.

Breadth within the Dow was positive with 24 of the 30 components posting gains. Alcoa (AA ) ended Monday flat.

The biggest gainers in the Dow Monday were Home Depot (HD ), Travelers (TRV ) and Procter & Gamble (PG ).

Shares of Home Depot increased 1.43% to $51.69. The stock was upgraded to overweight from neutral by Piper Jaffray analysts on Monday. The analysts have a $62 price target on Home Depot.

TheStreet Ratings gives Home Depot an A+ grade with a buy rating and $66.28 price target.

Procter & Gamble shares were gaining 1.47% to $66.78. The company announced on Friday it is raising its quarterly dividend 7% to 56.25 cents a share.

Procter & Gamble gets an A- grade from TheStreet Ratings with a buy rating and $76.33 price target.

Shares of Travelers climbed 1.79% to $59.16. The company is scheduled to report its first-quarter results on April 19. Analysts, on average, anticipate earnings of $1.50 on revenue of $5.71 billion.

TheStreet Ratings gives Travelers a B grade with a buy rating and $68.96 price target.

Though not one of the biggest gainers in the index, Caterpillar (CAT ) shares were rising 85 cents, or 0.8%, to $106.74. The stock was upgraded to buy from neutral by Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts on Monday. The analysts have a $135 price target on the stock.

TheStreet Ratings gives Caterpillar an A grade with a buy rating and $122.94 price target.

The biggest decliner in the index was Hewlett-Packard (HPQ ). Shares dropped 1.06% to $24.31.

-- Written by Alexandra Zendrian

>To contact the writer of this article, click here: Alexandra Zendrian

>To submit a news tip, send an email to: tips@thestreet.com.

>To follow the writer on Twitter, go to Alexandra Zendrian.

Select the service that is right for you!

COMPARE ALL SERVICES

Action Alerts PLUS

TRY IT FREE

Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link actively manage a real portfolio and reveal their money management tactics while giving advanced notice before every trade.

Product Features:

$2.5+ million portfolio
Large-cap and dividend focus
Intraday trade alerts from Cramer
Weekly roundups

Dividend Stock Advisor

TRY IT FREE

New! $49.95/yr

Jim Cramer's protege, David Peltier, identifies the best of breed dividend stocks that will pay a reliable AND significant income stream.

Product Features:

Diversified model portfolio of dividend stocks
Alerts when market news affect the portfolio
Bi-weekly updates with exact steps to take - BUY, HOLD, SELL

Stocks Under $10

TRY IT FREE

David Peltier, uncovers low dollar stocks with extraordinary upside potential that are flying under Wall Street's radar.

Product Features:

Model portfolio
Stocks trading below $10
Intraday trade alerts
Weekly roundups

Real Money

TRY IT FREE

24/7 market commentary from Jim Cramer and 20+ veteran Wall Street gurus. Get access to the latest trading ideas on stocks, options, and ETFs as well as a real-time forum to see the pros exchanging their investment ideas.

Product Features:

Jim Cramer + 20 Wall Street pros
Intraday commentary & news
Real-time trading forum
Actionable trade ideas

Real Money Pro

TRY IT FREE

All of Real Money, plus 15 more of Wall Street's sharpest minds delivering actionable trading ideas, a comprehensive look at the market, and fundamental and technical analysis.

Product Features:

Real Money + Doug Kass + 15 more Wall Street Pros
Intraday commentary & news
Ultra-actionable trading ideas

Options Profits

TRY IT FREE

Our options trading pros provide daily market commentary and over 100 monthly option trading ideas and strategies to help you become a well-seasoned trader.

Product Features:

100+ monthly options trading ideas
Actionable options commentary & news
Real-time trading community
Options TV

To begin commenting right away, you can log in below using your Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, OpenID or Yahoo login credentials. Alternatively, you can post a comment as a "guest" just by entering an email address. Your use of the commenting tool is subject to multiple terms of service/use and privacy policies - see here for more details.