CBS Corporation (CBS): Today's Featured Media Winner

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CBS Corporation (CBS) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, CBS Corporation rose 37 cents (1%) to $36.33 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 9.6 million shares of CBS Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $35.69-$36.35 after having opened the day at $35.82 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.96. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were: LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (LNET), up 32%, Dex One (DEXO), up 11.6%, New Frontier Media (NOOF), up 6.4%, and Bona Film Group (BONA), up 5.7%.

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CBS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mass media company in the United States and internationally. CBS Corporation has a market cap of $21.23 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16, above the average media industry P/E ratio of 15.8 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 31.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate CBS Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates CBS Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Noah Education Holdings (NED), down 7.3%, Dial Global (DIAL), down 6.5%, VisionChina Media (VISN), down 6.3%, and Entravision Communications Corporation (EVC), down 3.6%, were all laggards within the media industry with Gannett (GCI) being today's media industry laggard.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the media industry could consider PowerShares Dynamic Media (PBS) while those bearish on the media industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services (SCC).

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