Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (PHG): Today's Featured Consumer Durables Winner

Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG) pushed the Consumer Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1%. By the end of trading, Koninklijke Philips Electronics rose 34 cents (1.8%) to $19.05 on light volume. Throughout the day, 956,926 shares of Koninklijke Philips Electronics exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $18.87-$19.14 after having opened the day at $19.08 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.71. Other companies within the Consumer Durables industry that increased today were: Chromcraft Revington (CRC), up 8.7%, Nautilus Group (NLS), up 6.9%, Sony Corporation (SNE), up 5.6%, and LSI Industries (LYTS), up 4.9%.

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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. engages in the healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting product businesses worldwide. The company offers screening, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and health management services in cardio-pulmonary, oncology, and women's health areas. Koninklijke Philips Electronics has a market cap of $17.75 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 10.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Koninklijke Philips Electronics a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Koninklijke Philips Electronics as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.

• You can view the full Koninklijke Philips Ratings Report.

On the negative front, Mad Catz Interactive (MCZ), down 11.4%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH), down 2.6%, Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB), down 2.5%, and Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), down 2.5%, were all losers within the consumer durables industry with Beam (BEAM) being today's consumer durables industry loser.

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