Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW): Today's Featured Diversified Services Winner

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Weight Watchers International (WTW) pushed the Diversified Services industry higher today making it today's featured diversified services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.3%. By the end of trading, Weight Watchers International rose 58 cents (1.1%) to $54.46 on light volume. Throughout the day, 502,004 shares of Weight Watchers International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 808,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $53.75-$54.71 after having opened the day at $53.97 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $53.88. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that increased today were: China Yida (CNYD), up 16.2%, VirtualScopics (VSCP), up 12%, CIBT Education Group (MBA), up 10.5%, and Consolidated Graphics (CGX), up 4.9%.

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Weight Watchers International, Inc. engages in the provision of weight management services primarily in North America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Weight Watchers International has a market cap of $3.02 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.7, above the average diversified services industry P/E ratio of 13.4 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 1.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Weight Watchers International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and five rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Weight Watchers International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, General Employment (JOB), down 14.4%, WidePoint Corporation (WYY), down 13.6%, ENGlobal Corporation (ENG), down 13.5%, and China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), down 10.5%, were all laggards within the diversified services industry with Paychex (PAYX) being today's diversified services industry laggard.

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