3 Retail Stocks Pushing Industry Growth
All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 29 points (-0.2%) at 17,702 as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,315 issues advancing vs. 1,646 declining with 122 unchanged.
The Retail industry currently sits down 1.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include
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), down 4.0%,
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), down 3.4%,
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), down 2.3%,
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), down 2.0% and
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), down 1.0%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Retail industry higher today. As of noon trading, Macy's is up $0.53 (1.1%) to $46.77 on average volume. Thus far, 3.3 million shares of Macy's exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $45.86-$47.39 after having opened the day at $46.20 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $46.24.
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Macy's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates stores and Internet Websites in the United States. Its stores and Websites sell a range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories for men, women, and children; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer goods. Macy's has a market cap of $16.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 29.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Macy's a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Macy's
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
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) is up $0.52 (0.7%) to $72.54 on light volume. Thus far, 1.4 million shares of Lowe's Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $71.95-$72.59 after having opened the day at $71.99 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.02.
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. Lowe's Companies has a market cap of $67.7 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 4.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate Lowe's Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Lowe's Companies
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income, revenue growth 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
Lowe's Companies Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
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) is up $0.61 (0.7%) to $84.09 on light volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $83.51-$84.79 after having opened the day at $83.83 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $83.48.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. operates as a pharmacy-led health and wellbeing company. The company operates through three segments: Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International, and Pharmaceutical Wholesale. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market cap of $92.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 9.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts who rate Walgreens Boots Alliance a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Walgreens Boots Alliance
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
Walgreens Boots Alliance 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 retail industry could consider
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) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).