Brazilian Distribution Company (CBD): Today's Featured Retail Winner

Brazilian Distribution Company (CBD) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Brazilian Distribution Company rose $1.63 (4.5%) to $38.19 on average volume. Throughout the day, 688,953 shares of Brazilian Distribution Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 594,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $37.32-$38.71 after having opened the day at $37.48 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.56. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were: Bon-Ton Stores Inc (BONT), up 19.8%, New York & Company Inc (NWY), up 9.7%, Charming Shoppes Inc (CHRS), up 9%, and Gaiam Inc (GAIA), up 7%.

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of food products, clothing, home appliances, and other products through its chain of hypermarkets, supermarkets, specialized and department stores, convenience stores, and the Internet in Brazil. Brazilian Distribution Company has a market cap of $8.83 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 48.5, above the average retail industry P/E ratio of 19.7 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 12.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

TheStreet Ratings rates Brazilian Distribution as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the negative front, Talbots Inc (TLB), down 18.6%, Express Inc (EXPR), down 6.2%, China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (CJJD), down 5.8%, and Pacific Sunwear (PSUN), down 5.8%, were all losers within the retail industry with Kohl's (KSS) being today's retail industry loser.

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