5 Stocks Pushing The Financial Sector Lower

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 21 points (-0.2%) at 12,999 as of Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,281 issues advancing vs. 1,584 declining with 138 unchanged.

The Financial sector currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Royal Bank of Scotland Group (The (RBS), down 1.8%, Citigroup (C), down 1.6%, Nomura Holdings (NMR), down 1.0%, Equity Residential (EQR), down 1.0% and Bank of New York Mellon (BK), down 1.0%. Top gainers within the sector include Woori Finance Holdings (WF), up 1.9%, PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), up 1.2%, Banco Santander (SAN), up 0.7%, Simon Property Group (SPG), up 0.7% and Deutsche Bank (DB), up 0.6%.

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

5. Credicorp (BAP) is one of the companies pushing the Financial sector lower today. As of noon trading, Credicorp is down $2.24 (-1.6%) to $139.34 on heavy volume Thus far, 239,066 shares of Credicorp exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 242,600 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $139.05-$142.80 after having opened the day at $141.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $141.58.

Credicorp Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services in Peru, Bolivia, and Panama. Credicorp has a market cap of $11.1 billion and is part of the banking industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 26.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Credicorp a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Credicorp as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full Credicorp Ratings Report now.

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