3 Stocks Advancing The Services Sector
All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 86 points (0.5%) at 17,915 as of Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,603 issues advancing vs. 1,362 declining with 155 unchanged.
The Services sector currently sits up 0.5% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 14.5%,
(
), up 9.3%,
(
), up 4.0%,
(
), up 3.8% and
(
), up 3.7%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
(
), down 13.7%,
Fidelity National Information Services
(
), down 8.6%,
(
), down 7.1%,
(
), down 2.3% and
(
), down 1.1%.
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, Twenty-First Century Fox is up $0.44 (1.4%) to $31.55 on light volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Twenty-First Century Fox exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $31.11-$31.56 after having opened the day at $31.11 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $31.11.
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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 $24.7 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are down 15.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. 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
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, reasonable 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,
(
) is up $0.66 (0.8%) to $77.92 on light volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Target exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $77.20-$78.08 after having opened the day at $77.27 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $77.26.
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Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States and Canada. Target has a market cap of $48.5 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 1.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate Target a buy, 2 analysts rate 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
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.43 (0.8%) to $58.04 on average volume. Thus far, 4.6 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $57.53-$58.33 after having opened the day at $57.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $57.61.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. Wal-Mart Stores has a market cap of $183.5 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 32.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Wal-Mart Stores a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 18 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Wal-Mart Stores
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full
Wal-Mart Stores 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
(
).