McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (MHP): Today's Featured Services Loser

McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (MHP) pushed the Services sector lower today making it today's featured Services loser. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated fell 29 cents (-0.7%) to $43.50 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.5 million shares of McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $42.78-$43.54 after having opened the day at $43.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $43.79. Other company's within the Services sector that declined today were: Spar Group (SGRP), down 11.5%, China Yida (CNYD), down 11%, Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE), down 8.7%, and DS Torm (TRMD), down 8.5%.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. provides information services for the financial, education, commercial, and commodities markets worldwide. McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated has a market cap of $12.2 billion and is part of the media industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.6, above the average media industry P/E ratio of 14.3 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are six analysts that rate McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, Francescas Holdings (FRAN), up 23.6%, Rand Logistics (RLOG), up 19.1%, Rentrak Corporation (RENT), up 16.5%, and China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), up 14%, were all gainers within the services sector with Ross Stores (ROST) being today's featured services sector winner.

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