CVS Caremark Corp (CVS): Today's Featured Services Winner

CVS Caremark (CVS) pushed the Services sector higher today making it today's featured services winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, CVS Caremark rose 25 cents (0.6%) to $45.45 on light volume. Throughout the day, 5.3 million shares of CVS Caremark exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $44.91-$45.52 after having opened the day at $45.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.20. Other companies within the Services sector that increased today were: Lee (LEE), up 16.2%, China Jo-Jo Drugstores (CJJD), up 12.4%, Sonic Automotive (SAH), up 11.3%, and Pacific Sunwear (PSUN), up 10.3%.

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CVS Caremark Corporation provides pharmacy health care services in the United States. CVS Caremark has a market cap of $58.82 billion and is part of the retail industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.3, below the average retail industry P/E ratio of 17.4 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 12.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate CVS Caremark a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

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

• You can view the full CVS Caremark Ratings Report.

On the negative front, NTN Buzztime (NTN), down 11.9%, SinoHub (SIHI), down 11.1%, Inuvo (INUV), down 10.4%, and Corinthian Colleges (COCO), down 8.6%, were all losers within the services sector with Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) being today's services sector loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the services sector could consider iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services (IYC) while those bearish on the services sector could consider ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers (SCC).

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