3 Stocks Dragging In The Consumer Goods Sector

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the consumer goods sector lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 24 points (-0.1%) at 18,483 as of Friday, July 15, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,378 issues advancing vs. 1,527 declining with 156 unchanged.

The Consumer Goods sector currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%.

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

3.

VF

(

VFC

) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector lower today. As of noon trading, VF is down $0.80 (-1.2%) to $63.92 on average volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of VF exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $63.90-$64.76 after having opened the day at $64.70 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.72.

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V.F. Corporation engages in the design, production, procurement, marketing, and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and related products in the United States and Europe. VF has a market cap of $27.0 billion and is part of the consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 4.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate VF a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

VF

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

VF Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Monster Beverage

(

MNST

) is down $1.36 (-0.8%) to $160.75 on light volume. Thus far, 327,020 shares of Monster Beverage exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $159.92-$162.67 after having opened the day at $162.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $162.11.

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Monster Beverage Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages and its concentrates in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Finished Products, Concentrate, and Other. Monster Beverage has a market cap of $32.8 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. Shares are up 8.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Monster Beverage a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Monster Beverage

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Monster Beverage Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Coca-Cola

(

KO

) is down $0.24 (-0.5%) to $45.46 on average volume. Thus far, 4.9 million shares of Coca-Cola exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $45.44-$45.90 after having opened the day at $45.88 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.69.

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The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures and distributes various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company primarily offers sparkling beverages and still beverages. Coca-Cola has a market cap of $197.9 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. Shares are up 6.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Coca-Cola a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Coca-Cola

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. 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

Coca-Cola 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 consumer goods sector could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods

(

IYK

) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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