3 Stocks Pushing The Real Estate Industry Lower

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All three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 83 points (0.6%) at 13,218 as of Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,927 issues advancing vs. 999 declining with 148 unchanged.

The Real Estate industry currently sits up 0.9% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.8%. Top gainers within the industry include Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), up 2.0%, American Capital Agency (AGNC), up 1.7%, Plum Creek Timber (PCL), up 1.2%, Simon Property Group (SPG), up 0.8% and Weyerhaeuser (WY), up 1.0%.

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

3. Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry lower today. As of noon trading, Chimera Investment Corporation is down $0.04 (-1.5%) to $2.67 on light volume Thus far, 2.8 million shares of Chimera Investment Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $2.67-$2.70 after having opened the day at $2.69 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $2.71.

Chimera Investment Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. Chimera Investment Corporation has a market cap of $2.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 4.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 10.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are no analysts that rate Chimera Investment Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Chimera Investment Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full Chimera Investment Corporation Ratings Report now.

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