3 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Non-Durables Industry Higher

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) steady at 13,953 as of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,129 issues advancing vs. 1,699 declining with 163 unchanged.

The Consumer Non-Durables industry currently sits down 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.0%. A company within the industry that fell today was Buckeye Technologies (BKI), up 7.1%.

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

3. Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today. As of noon trading, Silgan Holdings is up $1.96 (4.7%) to $43.96 on heavy volume Thus far, 508,304 shares of Silgan Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 233,400 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $42.01-$44.34 after having opened the day at $42.13 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.00.

Silgan Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture and sale of rigid packaging for consumer goods products worldwide. Silgan Holdings has a market cap of $2.9 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 1.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Silgan Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Silgan Holdings as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full Silgan Holdings Ratings Report now.

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2. As of noon trading, Fibria Celulose (FBR) is up $0.14 (1.1%) to $12.64 on light volume Thus far, 251,632 shares of Fibria Celulose exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $12.49-$12.67 after having opened the day at $12.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $12.50.

Fibria Celulose S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, sale, and export of short fiber pulp. It primarily provides bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp for use in manufacturing toilet paper, uncoated, and coated paper. Fibria Celulose has a market cap of $7.0 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 11.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are no analysts that rate Fibria Celulose a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Fibria Celulose as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in its earnings per share. Get the full Fibria Celulose Ratings Report now.

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1. As of noon trading, Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) is up $0.96 (1.3%) to $74.71 on heavy volume Thus far, 346,173 shares of Tupperware Brands Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 459,300 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $74.14-$75.13 after having opened the day at $74.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $73.75.

Tupperware Brands Corporation operates as a direct seller of various products across a range of brands and categories through an independent sales force worldwide. Tupperware Brands Corporation has a market cap of $3.9 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 9.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Tupperware Brands Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Tupperware Brands Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full Tupperware Brands Corporation Ratings Report now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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