3 Stocks Pushing The Real Estate Industry Higher

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 23 points (-0.2%) at 13,146 as of Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,344 issues advancing vs. 1,517 declining with 152 unchanged.

The Real Estate 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 E-House China Holdings (EJ), up 7.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), down 9.5%, Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM), down 2.9%, LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO), down 1.9%, American Capital Agency (AGNC), down 1.1% and Health Care REIT (HCN), down 0.6%.

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

3. Newcastle Investment Corporation (NCT) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry higher today. As of noon trading, Newcastle Investment Corporation is up $0.28 (3.3%) to $8.68 on average volume Thus far, 1.5 million shares of Newcastle Investment Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $8.47-$8.73 after having opened the day at $8.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $8.40.

Operates as a REIT investing in credit-sensitive real estate securities, including commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities and unsecured REIT debt, mostly rated BBB or BB, which it seeks to match with liabilities with respect to interest rates and maturities. Newcastle Investment Corporation has a market cap of $1.4 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 3.1, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 80.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Newcastle Investment Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Newcastle Investment Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the growth in the company's earnings per share has not been good. Get the full Newcastle Investment Corporation Ratings Report now.

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