3 Services Stocks Nudging The Sector Higher
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 Services sector currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 7.4%,
(
), up 4.9%,
(
), up 4.6%,
(
), up 4.4% and
(
), up 4.0%. A company within the sector that fell today was
(
), up 1.6%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, Target is up $1.18 (1.6%) to $73.50 on average volume. Thus far, 3.7 million shares of Target exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $72.41-$74.38 after having opened the day at $73.78 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.31.
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Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States and Canada. Target has a market cap of $45.2 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 4.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate Target a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Target
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 largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.05 (1.1%) to $94.67 on light volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of CVS Health exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $93.22-$94.95 after having opened the day at $93.78 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $93.62.
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CVS Health Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated pharmacy health care services in the United States. The company operates through Pharmacy Services and Retail Pharmacy segments. CVS Health has a market cap of $101.7 billion and is part of the health services industry. Shares are down 2.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate CVS Health a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
CVS Health
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.87 (0.8%) to $116.79 on light volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of Walt Disney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $115.51-$116.90 after having opened the day at $116.20 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $115.92.
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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products, and Interactive. Walt Disney has a market cap of $193.8 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are up 23.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate Walt Disney a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Walt Disney
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
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 services sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).