Sealed Air Corporation (SEE): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Laggard

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Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Non-Durables laggard. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Sealed Air Corporation fell 19 cents (-1.2%) to $15.40 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.4 million shares of Sealed Air Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.7 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $15.38-$15.73 after having opened the day at $15.63 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $15.59. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that declined today were: Standard Register Company (SR), down 6.7%, Coach (COH), down 3.6%, Summer Infant (SUMR), down 3%, and Northern Technologies International (NTIC), down 2.8%.

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Sealed Air Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides food safety and security, facility hygiene, and product protection solutions worldwide. Sealed Air Corporation has a market cap of $3.05 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 31.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 9.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are six analysts that rate Sealed Air Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Sealed Air Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity.

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On the positive front, True Religion Apparel (TRLG), up 22.4%, Inter Parfums (IPAR), up 5.1%, Quiksilver (ZQK), up 3.3%, and Female Health Company (FHCO), up 3%, were all gainers within the consumer non-durables industry with Ralph Lauren (RL) being today's featured consumer non-durables industry leader.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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