Avon Products Inc (AVP): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

Avon Products (AVP) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer non-durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.1%. By the end of trading, Avon Products rose 65 cents (4.3%) to $15.84 on average volume. Throughout the day, 7.4 million shares of Avon Products exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of eight million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $15.21-$15.93 after having opened the day at $15.48 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $15.19. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were: Frederick's of Hollywood Group (FOH), up 8.3%, Standard Register Company (SR), up 5.1%, CTI Industries Corporation (CTIB), up 5%, and Ever-Glory International Group (EVK), up 3.4%.

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Avon Products, Inc. manufactures and markets beauty and related products worldwide. Avon Products has a market cap of $6.58 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.7, equal to the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 12.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Avon Products a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Avon Products as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and generally poor debt management.

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On the negative front, China Xiniya Fashion (XNY), down 10.1%, Coldwater Creek (CWTR), down 10%, Tufco Technologies (TFCO), down 7.7%, and Joe's Jeans (JOEZ), down 7.1%, were all losers within the consumer non-durables industry with Under Armour (UA) being today's consumer non-durables industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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