Wesco International Inc. (WCC): Today's Featured Wholesale Loser

Wesco International (WCC) pushed the Wholesale industry lower today making it today's featured Wholesale loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Wesco International fell 87 cents (-1.4%) to $63.26 on average volume. Throughout the day, 733,244 shares of Wesco International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 572,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $61.72-$63.86 after having opened the day at $63.61 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.13. Other company's within the Wholesale industry that declined today were: Wesco Aircraft Holdings (WAIR), down 12.2%, Westinghouse Solar (WEST), down 9.1%, InfoSonics Corporation (IFON), down 5.4%, and SinoHub (SIHI), down 5%.

WESCO International, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, engages in the distribution of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products; and original equipment manufacturers products and construction materials. Wesco International has a market cap of $2.83 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.3, equal to the average wholesale industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 21% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Wesco International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Wesco International as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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On the positive front, Core-Mark Holding Company (CORE), up 9.9%, Chindex International (CHDX), up 6%, Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWCC), up 5.3%, and Henry Schein (HSIC), up 3.8%, were all gainers within the wholesale industry with Patterson Companies (PDCO) being today's featured wholesale industry winner.

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