5 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Goods Sector Higher

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One out of the three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 9 points (-0.1%) at 12,786 as of Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,471 issues advancing vs. 1,424 declining with 128 unchanged.

The Consumer Goods sector currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.0%. Top gainers within the sector include Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), up 2.8%, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A (CCH), up 2.6%, Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG), up 1.8% and BRF - Brasil Foods (BRFS), up 1.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Panasonic Corporation (PC), down 6.1%, Sony Corporation (SNE), down 2.4%, Canon (CAJ), down 2.1% and Honda Motor (HMC), down 1.6%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector higher today:

5. Archer-Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector higher today. As of noon trading, Archer-Daniels Midland Company is up $0.58 (2.3%) to $26.13 on average volume Thus far, 3.3 million shares of Archer-Daniels Midland Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $25.72-$26.17 after having opened the day at $25.79 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.55.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the manufacture and sale of protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients. Archer-Daniels Midland Company has a market cap of $16.4 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 12.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Archer-Daniels Midland Company a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Archer-Daniels Midland Company as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. Get the full Archer-Daniels Midland Company Ratings Report now.

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