Oshkosh Corporation (OSK): Today's Featured Automotive Winner

Oshkosh Corporation (OSK) pushed the Automotive industry higher today making it today's featured automotive winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.6%. By the end of trading, Oshkosh Corporation rose 91 cents (4.2%) to $22.57 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 1.3 million shares of Oshkosh Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 805,800 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $21.60-$23.02 after having opened the day at $21.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.66. Other companies within the Automotive industry that increased today were: ATC Venture Group (ATC), up 9.8%, Winnebago Industries (WGO), up 3.7%, China Automotive Systems (CAAS), up 3.1%, and Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR), up 2.9%.

Oshkosh Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a range of specialty vehicles, and vehicle bodies worldwide. Oshkosh Corporation has a market cap of $2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11, equal to the average automotive industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are six analysts that rate Oshkosh Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Oshkosh Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.

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On the negative front, Enova Systems (ENA), down 36.4%, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide (QTWW), down 11%, Arctic Cat (ACAT), down 10.3%, and Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), down 7.3%, were all losers within the automotive industry with Toyota Motor (TM) being today's automotive industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR (XLY) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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