4 Stocks Pushing The Basic Materials Sector Lower

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All three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 104 points (0.8%) at 14,004 as of Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, 12:05 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,181 issues advancing vs. 685 declining with 127 unchanged.

The Basic Materials sector currently sits up 0.8% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Anglogold Ashanti (AU), down 2.0%, Goldcorp (GG), down 1.3%, Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM), down 1.4% and Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX), down 1.2%. Top gainers within the sector include Range Resources Corporation (RRC), up 3.7%, HollyFrontier (HFC), up 3.4%, Tenaris (TS), up 3.2%, Anadarko Petroleum (APC), up 2.9% and Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), up 3.3%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 4 stocks pushing the sector lower today:

4. Eldorado Gold (EGO) is one of the companies pushing the Basic Materials sector lower today. As of noon trading, Eldorado Gold is down $0.21 (-2.0%) to $10.16 on average volume Thus far, 2.2 million shares of Eldorado Gold exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $10.10-$10.38 after having opened the day at $10.38 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $10.37.

Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, mining, and production of gold properties in Brazil, China, Greece, and Turkey. Eldorado Gold has a market cap of $7.3 billion and is part of the metals & mining industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 23.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 19.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Eldorado Gold a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Eldorado Gold as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. Get the full Eldorado Gold Ratings Report now.

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