3 Stocks Advancing The Services Sector
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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 123 points (-0.7%) at 17,854 as of Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 1:00 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,105 issues advancing vs. 1,894 declining with 134 unchanged.
The Services sector currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.4%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 10.7%,
(
), up 8.1%,
(
), up 4.3%,
(
), up 2.7% and
(
), up 1.5%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
(
), down 2.6%,
(
), down 1.6%,
(
), down 1.6%,
(
), down 1.3% and
(
), down 1.2%.
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, Southwest Airlines is up $0.24 (0.5%) to $45.74 on average volume. Thus far, 3.5 million shares of Southwest Airlines exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $45.41-$46.04 after having opened the day at $45.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.50.
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Southwest Airlines Co. operates passenger airlines that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2014, it operated 665 Boeing 737 aircraft; and had 12 Boeing 717 aircraft. Southwest Airlines has a market cap of $30.1 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are up 7.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate Southwest Airlines a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Southwest Airlines
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Southwest Airlines Ratings Report
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.53 (0.7%) to $81.02 on light volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of Target exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $80.20-$81.15 after having opened the day at $80.47 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $80.49.
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Target Corporation operates general merchandise stores in the United States and Canada. Target has a market cap of $50.4 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 6.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 6 analysts who rate Target a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 12 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, revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $3.09 (6.2%) to $53.31 on heavy volume. Thus far, 22.6 million shares of American Airlines Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 11.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $52.50-$53.40 after having opened the day at $52.63 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.22.
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American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the airline industry. As of December 31, 2014, the company operated 983 mainline jets, as well as 566 regional aircrafts through regional airline subsidiaries and third-party regional carriers. American Airlines Group has a market cap of $34.3 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are down 8.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate American Airlines Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
American Airlines Group
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, robust revenue growth and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet. Get the full
American Airlines Group 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 services sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
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