McGraw-Hill Companies Stock Hits New 52-Week High (MHP)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (NYSE:MHP) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $57.45, above its previous 52-week high of $57.44 with 477,133 shares traded as of 12:51 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 2.5 million shares over the past 30 days.

McGraw-Hill Companies has a market cap of $15.79 billion and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are up 4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. provides information services for the financial, commodities and commercial, and education markets worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.5, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates McGraw-Hill Companies as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full McGraw-Hill Companies Ratings Report.

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