Navistar International Corp (NAV): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Laggard

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Navistar International (NAV) pushed the Consumer Goods sector lower today making it today's featured Consumer Goods laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Navistar International fell 22 cents (-1%) to $21.21 on average volume. Throughout the day, two million shares of Navistar International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of two million shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.88-$21.89 after having opened the day at $21.58 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.43. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that declined today were: CCA Industries (CAW), down 9.6%, American Apparel (APP), down 8.4%, Appliance Recycling Centers (ARCI), down 6.8%, and Cereplast (CERP), down 6.7%.

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Navistar International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells commercial and military trucks, buses, diesel engines, recreational vehicles (RVs), and chassis, as well as provides service parts for trucks and trailers. Navistar International has a market cap of $1.44 billion and is part of the automotive industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 190.8, above the average automotive industry P/E ratio of 161.5 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 44.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Navistar International a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Navistar International as a hold. The company's strongest point has been its strong cash flow from operations. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and poor profit margins.

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On the positive front, Coldwater Creek (CWTR), up 10.9%, CTI Industries Corporation (CTIB), up 10.3%, Deswell Industries (DSWL), up 6.9%, and Chromcraft Revington (CRC), up 6.1%, were all gainers within the consumer goods sector with Avon Products (AVP) being today's featured consumer goods sector leader.

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