3 Consumer Goods Stocks On The Rise
All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 89 points (0.5%) at 17,572 as of Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,707 issues advancing vs. 1,176 declining with 187 unchanged.
The Consumer Goods sector currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector higher today. As of noon trading, Mattel is up $1.74 (7.3%) to $25.52 on heavy volume. Thus far, 10.3 million shares of Mattel exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $23.87-$26.06 after having opened the day at $23.88 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $23.78.
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Mattel, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a range of toy products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: North America, International, and American Girl. Mattel has a market cap of $7.9 billion and is part of the consumer durables industry. Shares are down 23.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 3 analysts who rate Mattel a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Mattel
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, feeble growth in the company's earnings per share and deteriorating net income. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.30 (2.1%) to $14.34 on average volume. Thus far, 11.9 million shares of Ford Motor exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 31.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $14.01-$14.37 after having opened the day at $14.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.04.
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Ford Motor Company manufactures and distributes automobiles worldwide. The company operates through two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector develops, manufactures, distributes, and services vehicles, parts, and accessories. Ford Motor has a market cap of $54.3 billion and is part of the automotive industry. Shares are down 9.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Ford Motor a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Ford Motor
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.39 (0.5%) to $75.69 on light volume. Thus far, 3.4 million shares of Procter & Gamble exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $75.24-$76.01 after having opened the day at $75.33 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $75.30.
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The Procter & Gamble Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells branded consumer packaged products worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty, Hair and Personal Care; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $201.2 billion and is part of the consumer non-durables industry. Shares are down 17.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Procter & Gamble a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Procter & Gamble
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. 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
Procter & Gamble Ratings Report
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer goods sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods
(
) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).