SUPERVALU Inc (SVU): Today's Featured Services Loser

SUPERVALU (SVU) pushed the Services sector lower today making it today's featured Services loser. The sector as a whole closed the day up 2.3%. By the end of trading, SUPERVALU fell 4 cents (-0.8%) to $4.50 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4.1 million shares of SUPERVALU exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $4.45-$4.66 after having opened the day at $4.60 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $4.53. Other company's within the Services sector that declined today were: China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), down 11.8%, PokerTek (PTEK), down 11.3%, NTN Buzztime (NTN), down 11.2%, and Conn's (CONN), down 10.8%.

SUPERVALU INC., together with its subsidiaries, operates retail and wholesale food stores in the United States. SUPERVALU has a market cap of $933.9 million and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 44.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are three analysts that rate SUPERVALU a buy, three analysts rate it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates SUPERVALU as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its unimpressive growth in net income, generally weak debt management, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.

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On the positive front, Digital Generation (DGIT), up 26.5%, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBSA), up 17.1%, Lee (LEE), up 15.7%, and Westinghouse Solar (WEST), up 13.8%, were all gainers within the services sector with MasterCard Incorporated (MA) being today's featured services sector winner.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the services sector could consider iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services (IYC) while those bearish on the services sector could consider ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers (SCC).

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