McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (MHP): Today's Featured Media Laggard

McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (MHP) pushed the Media industry lower today making it today's featured Media laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated fell 52 cents (-1.1%) to $44.99 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 2.5 million shares of McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $44.96-$45.85 after having opened the day at $45.79 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.51. Other company's within the Media industry that declined today were: LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (LNET), down 16.1%, Seven Arts Entertainment (SAPX), down 10.8%, Dex One (DEXO), down 8.3%, and Lee (LEE), down 8%.

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The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. provides information services for the financial, education, commercial, and commodities markets worldwide. McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated has a market cap of $12.88 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.5, above the average media industry P/E ratio of 15.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 1.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are five analysts that rate McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, VisionChina Media (VISN), up 10.7%, SearchMedia Holdings (IDI), up 8.8%, Inuvo (INUV), up 5.8%, and NTN Buzztime (NTN), up 4.9%, were all gainers within the media industry with Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) being today's featured media industry leader.

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