DeVry Inc. (DV): Today's Featured Diversified Services Loser

DeVry (DV) pushed the Diversified Services industry lower today making it today's featured Diversified Services loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, DeVry fell 75 cents (-2.6%) to $27.55 on average volume. Throughout the day, 944,373 shares of DeVry exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 819,500 shares. The stock ranged in price between $27.22-$28.46 after having opened the day at $28.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.30. Other company's within the Diversified Services industry that declined today were: Cambium Learning Group (ABCD), down 10.8%, Bioanalytical Systems (BASI), down 9.1%, CD International (CDII), down 7.8%, and China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), down 7.1%.

DeVry Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides educational services worldwide. DeVry has a market cap of $1.9 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.6, equal to the average diversified services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 27.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are six analysts that rate DeVry a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates DeVry as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, Fortune Industries (FFI), up 11.4%, World Energy Solutions (XWES), up 6.8%, Acquity Group Ltd ADR (AQ), up 6.1%, and Infinity Pharmaceuticals (INFI), up 6.1%, were all gainers within the diversified services industry with United Rentals (URI) being today's featured diversified services industry winner.

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