3 Diversified Services Stocks Pushing The Industry Higher

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the media industry higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 22 points (-0.1%) at 17,716 as of Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,449 issues advancing vs. 1,474 declining with 170 unchanged.

The Diversified Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. A company within the industry that increased today was

Priceline Group

(

PCLN

), up 1.3%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Team Health Holdings

(

TMH

), down 2.8%,

Bright Horizons Family Solutions

(

BFAM

), down 2.1%,

Maximus

(

MMS

), down 2.1%,

Western Union

(

WU

), down 1.9% and

VCA

(

WOOF

), down 1.7%.

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

3.

Thomson Reuters

(

TRI

) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Thomson Reuters is up $0.24 (0.6%) to $40.06 on light volume. Thus far, 239,031 shares of Thomson Reuters exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 989,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $39.78-$40.07 after having opened the day at $39.91 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $39.82.

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Thomson Reuters Corporation provides intelligent information for businesses and professionals worldwide. The company sells electronic content and services to professionals primarily on a subscription basis. Thomson Reuters has a market cap of $30.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 1.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts who rate Thomson Reuters a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Thomson Reuters

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full

Thomson Reuters Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Allegion

(

ALLE

) is up $0.66 (1.0%) to $66.51 on average volume. Thus far, 507,464 shares of Allegion exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 698,400 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $65.43-$66.60 after having opened the day at $65.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $65.85.

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Allegion Public Limited Company manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic security products and solutions worldwide. Allegion has a market cap of $6.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 18.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Allegion a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Allegion

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, premium valuation and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Allegion Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Fiserv

(

FISV

) is up $0.52 (0.5%) to $96.54 on light volume. Thus far, 430,026 shares of Fiserv exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $96.09-$97.01 after having opened the day at $96.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $96.02.

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Fiserv, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial services technology worldwide. Fiserv has a market cap of $21.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 35.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Fiserv a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Fiserv

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Fiserv 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 diversified services industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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