Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC): Today's Featured Energy Laggard

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) pushed the Energy industry lower today making it today's featured Energy laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.6%. By the end of trading, Anadarko Petroleum fell $2.41 (-3.5%) to $66.22 on average volume. Throughout the day, 7.1 million shares of Anadarko Petroleum exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $65.38-$67.76 after having opened the day at $67.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $68.63. Other company's within the Energy industry that declined today were: GeoGlobal Resources (GGR), down 16.7%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS), down 14.1%, World Fuel Services Corporation (INT), down 13.4%, and Stone Energy Corporation (SGY), down 13.2%.

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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids(NGLs) in the United States, Algeria, and internationally. Anadarko Petroleum has a market cap of $34.69 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 10.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 21 analysts that rate Anadarko Petroleum a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Anadarko Petroleum as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth 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.

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On the positive front, Tesoro Corporation (TSO), up 14.3%, Geokinetics (GOK), up 13%, Apco Oil and Gas International (APAGF), up 12.5%, and GeoPetro Resources Company (GPR), up 11.1%, were all gainers within the energy industry with Marathon Petroleum (MPC) being today's featured energy industry leader.

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