Beam Inc (BEAM): Today's Featured Consumer Durables Loser

Beam (BEAM) pushed the Consumer Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Durables loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.6%. By the end of trading, Beam fell 49 cents (-0.8%) to $62.35 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 1.5 million shares of Beam exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 980,300 shares. The stock ranged in price between $62.29-$62.98 after having opened the day at $62.59 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.84. Other company's within the Consumer Durables industry that declined today were: Chromcraft Revington (CRC), down 8.3%, Kid Brands (KID), down 5.1%, Marine Products Corporation (MPX), down 3.1%, and Helen of Troy (HELE), down 3%.

Beam Inc. engages in producing and selling branded distilled spirits products worldwide. Beam has a market cap of $9.63 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Currently there are four analysts that rate Beam a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Beam as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

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On the positive front, Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGT), up 17.1%, Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC), up 7.5%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT), up 7%, and Fabrinet (FN), up 5.9%, were all gainers within the consumer durables industry with Fossil (FOSL) being today's featured consumer durables industry winner.

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