SodaStream International Ltd. (SODA): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

SodaStream International (SODA) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer non-durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1%. By the end of trading, SodaStream International rose 96 cents (3.2%) to $31.02 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.2 million shares of SodaStream International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $29.82-$31.24 after having opened the day at $30.12 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $30.06. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were: Summer Infant (SUMR), up 9.1%, Ocean Bio-Chem (OBCI), up 4.8%, Swisher Hygiene (SWSH), up 3.8%, and Fuwei Films Company (FFHL), up 3.4%.

SodaStream International Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of home beverage carbonation systems that enable consumers to transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. SodaStream International has a market cap of $640.1 million and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 27.9, above the average food & beverage industry P/E ratio of 23.8 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate SodaStream International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates SodaStream International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.

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On the negative front, Frederick's of Hollywood Group (FOH), down 22.5%, China Shengda Packaging Group (CPGI), down 15.3%, Joe's Jeans (JOEZ), down 10.3%, and Forward Industries (FORD), down 9.2%, were all losers within the consumer non-durables industry with Ralph Lauren (RL) being today's consumer non-durables industry loser.

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