3 Media Stocks Pushing Industry Growth

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

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 71 points (0.4%) at 17,316 as of Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,543 issues advancing vs. 1,341 declining with 209 unchanged.

The Media industry currently sits down 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%.

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

3.

Twenty-First Century Fox

(

FOX

) is one of the companies pushing the Media industry higher today. As of noon trading, Twenty-First Century Fox is up $0.38 (1.3%) to $30.40 on light volume. Thus far, 1.5 million shares of Twenty-First Century Fox exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $30.03-$30.50 after having opened the day at $30.09 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $30.02.

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Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. operates as a diversified media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Cable Network Programming; Television; Filmed Entertainment; and Other, Corporate and Eliminations segments. Twenty-First Century Fox has a market cap of $24.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 18.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Twenty-First Century Fox a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Twenty-First Century Fox

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Twenty-First Century Fox Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

CBS

(

CBS

) is up $0.58 (1.2%) to $50.46 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of CBS exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $49.60-$50.83 after having opened the day at $49.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $49.88.

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CBS Corporation operates as a mass media company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Broadcasting. CBS has a market cap of $21.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 9.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 17 analysts who rate CBS a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

CBS

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that net income has been generally deteriorating over time. Get the full

CBS Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Netflix

(

NFLX

) is up $3.66 (3.5%) to $107.31 on average volume. Thus far, 9.2 million shares of Netflix exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 21.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $101.86-$107.90 after having opened the day at $102.97 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $103.65.

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Netflix, Inc., an Internet television network, engages in the Internet delivery of TV shows and movies directly on TVs, computers, and mobile devices in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming, and Domestic DVD. Netflix has a market cap of $46.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 112.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 17 analysts who rate Netflix a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Netflix

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, robust revenue growth and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Netflix 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 media industry could consider

PowerShares Dynamic Media

(

PBS

) while those bearish on the media industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services

(

SCC

).

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