Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI): Today's Featured Industrial Goods Laggard

Allegheny Technologies (ATI) pushed the Industrial Goods sector lower today making it today's featured Industrial Goods laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Allegheny Technologies fell 38 cents (-1.2%) to $31.49 on light volume. Throughout the day, 931,019 shares of Allegheny Technologies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $30.91-$31.77 after having opened the day at $31.71 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $31.87. Other companies within the Industrial Goods sector that declined today were: Guanwei Recycling (GPRC), down 24.1%, Ecotality (ECTY), down 21.9%, Cleantech Solutions International (CLNT), down 14.8%, and Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC), down 11.9%.

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Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) engages in the production of specialty metals worldwide. It operates in three segments: High Performance Metals, Flat-Rolled Products, and Engineered Products. Allegheny Technologies has a market cap of $3.48 billion and is part of the industrial industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.4, below the average industrial industry P/E ratio of 17.5 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 33.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate Allegheny Technologies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Allegheny Technologies as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and poor profit margins.

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On the positive front, Integrated Electrical Services (IESC), up 13.2%, UQM Technologies (UQM), up 10%, CECO Environmental (CECE), up 8.4%, and Energy Solutions (ES), up 7.8%, were all gainers within the industrial goods sector with Shaw Group (SHAW) being today's featured industrial goods sector leader.

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