Pall Corporation (PLL): Today's Featured Industrial Loser

Pall Corporation (PLL) pushed the Industrial industry lower today making it today's featured Industrial loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Pall Corporation fell $2.34 (-4.3%) to $52.29 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 4.9 million shares of Pall Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 878,300 shares. The stock ranged in price between $51.13-$52.63 after having opened the day at $51.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $54.63. Other company's within the Industrial industry that declined today were: Wuhan General Group (WUHN), down 12.9%, Bonso Electronics International (BNSO), down 10.3%, Exide Technologies (XIDE), down 5.8%, and Manitex International (MNTX), down 5.6%.

Pall Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets filtration, purification, and separation products and integrated systems solutions worldwide. Pall Corporation has a market cap of $6.32 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 20, equal to the average industrial industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are three analysts that rate Pall Corporation a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Pall Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

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On the positive front, Cleantech Solutions International (CLNT), up 13.8%, NF Energy Saving (NFEC), up 11.7%, Valence Technology (VLNC), up 8.9%, and China Development Group Corporation (CTDC), up 8.3%, were all gainers within the industrial industry with Emerson Electric (EMR) being today's featured industrial industry winner.

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