3 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Non-Durables Industry Higher

1. As of noon trading, Nike (NKE) is up $0.98 (1.1%) to $91.81 on average volume Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Nike exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $91.40-$92.63 after having opened the day at $91.84 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $90.83.

NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for men, women, and children worldwide. Nike has a market cap of $32.7 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 5.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Nike a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Nike as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Nike Ratings Report now.

If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, 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).

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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