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4 Stocks Pushing The Real Estate Industry Higher

By TheStreet Wire 11/12/12 - 12:03 PM EST

Find out if (NLY) is in Cramer's Portfolio.

1. As of noon trading, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is up $0.12 (0.8%) to $15.10 on average volume Thus far, 8.7 million shares of Annaly Capital Management exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $15.05-$15.21 after having opened the day at $15.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.98.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, engages in the ownership, management, and financing of a portfolio of investment securities. Annaly Capital Management has a market cap of $14.5 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 6.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Annaly Capital Management a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Annaly Capital Management as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full Annaly Capital Management Ratings Report now.

If you are interested in one of these 4 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the real estate industry could consider iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (IYR) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider ProShares Short Real Estate Fund (REK).

A reminder about TheStreet Ratings group: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.

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