Sealed Air Corporation (SEE): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Winner

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) pushed the Consumer Goods sector higher today making it today's featured consumer goods winner. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Sealed Air Corporation rose 9 cents (0.6%) to $16.20 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.8 million shares of Sealed Air Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $16.04-$16.28 after having opened the day at $16.10 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.11. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that increased today were: Le Gaga Holdings (GAGA), up 19.7%, Dorman Products (DORM), up 15.4%, China Shengda Packaging Group (CPGI), up 13.6%, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), up 10.4%.

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Sealed Air Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides food safety and security, facility hygiene, and product protection solutions worldwide. Sealed Air Corporation has a market cap of $3.09 billion and is part of the consumer non-durables industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 37.1, above the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio of 36.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 6.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Sealed Air Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Sealed Air Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally poor debt management and disappointing return on equity.

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On the negative front, Coach (COH), down 18.6%, Tianli Agritech (OINK), down 16.8%, Shiner International (BEST), down 10%, and SORL Auto Parts (SORL), down 7.5%, were all laggards within the consumer goods sector with Monster Beverage (MNST) being today's consumer goods sector laggard.

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