3 Stocks Pushing The Financial Services Industry Higher

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 28 points (-0.2%) at 13,217 as of Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, 12:05 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,125 issues advancing vs. 1,742 declining with 157 unchanged.

The Financial Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. A company within the industry that increased today was Nomura Holdings (NMR), up 1.6%.

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

3. Charles Schwab (SCHW) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Charles Schwab is up $0.10 (0.7%) to $13.77 on light volume Thus far, 2.5 million shares of Charles Schwab exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 11.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $13.63-$13.82 after having opened the day at $13.68 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $13.67.

The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking, and related financial services to individuals and institutional clients. Charles Schwab has a market cap of $17.4 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 21.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Charles Schwab a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Charles Schwab as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing. Get the full Charles Schwab Ratings Report now.

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