3 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Non-Durables Industry Lower

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One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 24 points (0.2%) at 14,421 as of Monday, March 11, 2013, 12:45 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,375 issues advancing vs. 1,531 declining with 142 unchanged.

The Consumer Non-Durables industry currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Under Armour (UA), down 1.5%, and PVH (PVH), down 1.4%. Top gainers within the industry include Gildan Activewear Inc. Class A (GIL), up 1.2%, Owens-Illinois (OI), up 1.1% and MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), up 0.7%.

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

3. Fibria Celulose (FBR) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today. As of noon trading, Fibria Celulose is down $0.18 (-1.6%) to $11.38 on heavy volume Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Fibria Celulose exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $11.32-$11.54 after having opened the day at $11.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.56.

Fibria Celulose S.A. engages in the production, sale, and export of short fiber pulp. The company primarily offers bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp used in the manufacture of toilet paper; uncoated and coated paper for printing and writing; and coated cardboard for packaging. Fibria Celulose has a market cap of $6.5 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 27.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 1.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are no analysts that rate Fibria Celulose a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Fibria Celulose as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing. Get the full Fibria Celulose Ratings Report now.

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