3 Stocks Pushing The Electronics Industry Higher

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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 39 points (-0.3%) at 13,960 as of Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,475 issues advancing vs. 1,392 declining with 148 unchanged.

The Electronics industry currently sits down 0.6% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. Top gainers within the industry include CGG (CGG), up 2.0%, Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), up 1.3%, Agilent Technologies (A), up 0.6%, LG.Display Company (LPL), up 0.7% and Intel (INTC), up 0.5%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX), down 1.4%, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), down 1.1%.

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

3. NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) is one of the companies pushing the Electronics industry higher today. As of noon trading, NXP Semiconductor is up $0.19 (0.6%) to $31.74 on average volume Thus far, 1.0 million shares of NXP Semiconductor exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $31.49-$32.03 after having opened the day at $31.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $31.55.

NXP Semiconductors N.V., through its subsidiary, NXP B.V., provides mixed signal solutions and standard products worldwide. NXP Semiconductor has a market cap of $7.8 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.2, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 17.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate NXP Semiconductor a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates NXP Semiconductor as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk and disappointing return on equity. Get the full NXP Semiconductor Ratings Report now.

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