3 Stocks Dragging In The Services Sector
All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 104 points (0.6%) at 17,836 as of Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,952 issues advancing vs. 981 declining with 162 unchanged.
The Services sector currently sits up 0.8% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
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), down 3.1%,
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), down 1.6% and
(
), down 0.9%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 20.7%,
(
), up 10.3%,
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), up 8.1%,
(
), up 6.2% and
(
), up 4.9%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector lower today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Williams-Sonoma is down $2.22 (-3.4%) to $63.99 on heavy volume. Thus far, 3.0 million shares of Williams-Sonoma exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $61.36-$64.40 after having opened the day at $64.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $66.21.
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Williams-Sonoma Inc. operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of home products. The company operates in two segments, E-commerce and Retail. Williams-Sonoma has a market cap of $6.1 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 12.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Williams-Sonoma a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Williams-Sonoma
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full
Williams-Sonoma Ratings Report
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $0.97 (-2.1%) to $45.10 on light volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of Las Vegas Sands exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $44.60-$46.33 after having opened the day at $46.18 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $46.07.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Asia and the United States. The company owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Sands Cotai Central, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, the Plaza Casino, and the Sands Macao in Macau, the People's Republic of China. Las Vegas Sands has a market cap of $36.6 billion and is part of the leisure industry. Shares are down 20.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Las Vegas Sands a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Las Vegas Sands
as a
. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $14.49 (-1.1%) to $1,270.16 on light volume. Thus far, 209,579 shares of Priceline Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 690,900 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $1,270.10-$1,296.00 after having opened the day at $1,294.42 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $1,284.65.
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The Priceline Group Inc. provides online travel and travel related reservation and search services. Priceline Group has a market cap of $63.6 billion and is part of the diversified services industry. Shares are up 12.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Priceline Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Priceline Group
as a
. 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, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full
Priceline 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
(
).