3 Real Estate Stocks Dragging The Industry Down

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the real estate industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 86 points (-0.5%) at 18,509 as of Thursday, July 21, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,295 issues advancing vs. 1,607 declining with 160 unchanged.

The Real Estate industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. A company within the industry that fell today was

Digital Realty

(

DLR

), up 3.2%. Top gainers within the industry include

Realogy Holdings

(

RLGY

), up 2.4%,

Host Hotels & Resorts

(

HST

), up 2.2%,

CBRE Group

(

CBG

), up 1.6%,

Jones Lang LaSalle

(

JLL

), up 1.5% and

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

(

ARE

), up 0.7%.

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

3.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings

(

SC

) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry lower today. As of noon trading, Santander Consumer USA Holdings is down $0.30 (-2.5%) to $11.76 on light volume. Thus far, 644,855 shares of Santander Consumer USA Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $11.72-$12.15 after having opened the day at $12.06 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $12.06.

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Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., a specialized consumer finance company, provides vehicle finance and third-party servicing in the United States. The company's vehicle finance products and services include retail installment contracts, vehicle leases, and dealer loans. Santander Consumer USA Holdings has a market cap of $4.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 23.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Santander Consumer USA Holdings a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Santander Consumer USA Holdings

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, weak operating cash flow, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Dupont Fabros Technology

(

DFT

) is down $1.03 (-2.2%) to $45.98 on average volume. Thus far, 617,139 shares of Dupont Fabros Technology exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 825,900 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $45.75-$47.16 after having opened the day at $47.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.01.

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DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, operation, management, and lease of large-scale data center facilities in the United States. Dupont Fabros Technology has a market cap of $3.5 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 47.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Dupont Fabros Technology a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Dupont Fabros Technology

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing. Get the full

Dupont Fabros Technology Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Equinix

(

EQIX

) is down $7.26 (-1.9%) to $372.19 on light volume. Thus far, 190,327 shares of Equinix exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 629,300 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $372.19-$378.73 after having opened the day at $378.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $379.45.

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Equinix, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. Equinix has a market cap of $26.4 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 25.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Equinix a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Equinix

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, premium valuation and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Equinix 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 real estate industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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