Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) 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 up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Goodyear Tire & Rubber rose 32 cents (3.2%) to $10.28 on average volume. Throughout the day, 7.6 million shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of seven million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $10-$10.46 after having opened the day at $10.13 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.96. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were: Orient Paper (ONP), up 12.8%, Zuoan Fashion (ZA), up 12.1%, Shiner International (BEST), up 8.8%, and Fuwei Films Company (FFHL), up 7.9%.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells tires, and related products and services worldwide. Goodyear Tire & Rubber has a market cap of $2.33 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.1, below the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio of 12.2 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 32.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Goodyear Tire & Rubber a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Goodyear Tire & Rubber as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally poor debt management and poor profit margins.

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On the negative front, Lululemon Athletica (LULU), down 8.8%, Mannatech (MTEX), down 5.8%, Coldwater Creek (CWTR), down 5.7%, and United-Guardian (UG), down 5.5%, were all losers within the consumer non-durables industry with PVH (PVH) being today's consumer non-durables industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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