3 Stocks Pushing The Energy Industry Lower

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All three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 17 points (0.1%) at 13,052 as of Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,459 issues advancing vs. 1,413 declining with 145 unchanged.

The Energy industry currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Eni SpA (E), down 2.0%, Apache Corporation (APA), down 1.9%, Hess (HES), down 1.8%, Continental Resources (CLR), down 1.5% and Total (TOT), down 0.8%. A company within the industry that increased today was Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG), up 2.5%.

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

3. Tenaris (TS) is one of the companies pushing the Energy industry lower today. As of noon trading, Tenaris is down $0.34 (-0.8%) to $39.48 on light volume Thus far, 407,743 shares of Tenaris exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $39.20-$39.62 after having opened the day at $39.36 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $39.82.

Tenaris S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel pipe products. Tenaris has a market cap of $23.3 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 34.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 7.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Tenaris a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Tenaris as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full Tenaris Ratings Report now.

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