5 Stocks Pushing The Diversified Services Industry Higher

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Two out of the three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 35 points (0.3%) at 14,006 as of Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, 12:05 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,786 issues advancing vs. 1,060 declining with 154 unchanged.

The Diversified Services industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. Top gainers within the industry include AECOM Technology Corporation (ACM), up 2.0%, Corrections Corporation of America (CXW), up 1.4% and Visa (V), up 0.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Textainer Group Holdings (TGH), down 5.1%, and Genpact (G), down 1.9%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

5. H&R Block (HRB) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, H&R Block is up $0.25 (1.0%) to $24.70 on light volume Thus far, 1.2 million shares of H&R Block exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $24.40-$24.72 after having opened the day at $24.45 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.45.

H&R Block, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of tax preparation and related services to the general public in the United States, Canada, and Australia. H&R Block has a market cap of $6.6 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 31.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate H&R Block a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates H&R Block as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and weak operating cash flow. Get the full H&R Block Ratings Report now.

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