Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS): Today's Featured Diversified Services Winner

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS) pushed the Diversified Services industry higher today making it today's featured diversified services winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Alliance Data Systems Corporation rose $1.44 (1.1%) to $132.72 on average volume. Throughout the day, 484,643 shares of Alliance Data Systems Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 595,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $130.84-$132.95 after having opened the day at $131.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $131.28. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that increased today were: China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), up 15.5%, Xueda Education Group (XUE), up 14.9%, Spar Group (SGRP), up 12.4%, and DLH Holdings (DLHC), up 8.7%.

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Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides data-driven and transaction-based marketing, and customer loyalty solutions primarily in the United States and Canada. Alliance Data Systems Corporation has a market cap of $6.57 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.2, equal to the average diversified services industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 27.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Alliance Data Systems Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Alliance Data Systems Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, China Yida (CNYD), down 26.6%, Innotrac Corporation (INOC), down 12.7%, General Employment (JOB), down 10%, and ENGlobal Corporation (ENG), down 9.8%, were all laggards within the diversified services industry with United Rentals (URI) being today's diversified services industry laggard.

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