3 Stocks Pushing The Leisure Industry Lower

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 20 points (-0.2%) at 12,795 as of Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,283 issues advancing vs. 1,555 declining with 129 unchanged.

The Leisure industry currently sits down 0.3% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3. Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK) is one of the companies pushing the Leisure industry lower today. As of noon trading, Pinnacle Entertainment is down $0.85 (-6.8%) to $11.70 on heavy volume Thus far, 643,090 shares of Pinnacle Entertainment exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 567,800 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $11.66-$12.50 after having opened the day at $12.41 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $12.55.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. owns, develops, and operates casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States. It operates casinos, such as L'Auberge Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana; River City Casino and Lumiere Place Casino, and Hotels in St. Pinnacle Entertainment has a market cap of $776.2 million and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 22.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Pinnacle Entertainment a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Pinnacle Entertainment as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet. Get the full Pinnacle Entertainment Ratings Report now.

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