3 Stocks Dragging In The Services Sector

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

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 86 points (-0.5%) at 18,509 as of Thursday, July 21, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,295 issues advancing vs. 1,607 declining with 160 unchanged.

The Services sector currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Southwest Airlines

(

LUV

), down 8.7%,

Interpublic Group of Companies

(

IPG

), down 6.3%,

Tractor Supply

(

TSCO

), down 3.7%,

Ryanair Holdings

(

RYAAY

), down 3.1% and

Delta Air Lines

(

DAL

), down 2.6%. Top gainers within the sector include

Imax

(

IMAX

), up 13.8%,

United Rentals

(

URI

), up 10.0%,

Domino's Pizza

(

DPZ

), up 6.3%,

Alliance Data Systems

(

ADS

), up 6.2% and

Tyco International

(

TYC

), up 4.7%.

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

3.

CSX

(

CSX

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, CSX is down $0.30 (-1.1%) to $28.32 on light volume. Thus far, 2.0 million shares of CSX exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $28.22-$28.63 after having opened the day at $28.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.62.

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CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based transportation services in the United States and Canada. The company offers rail services, as well as transports intermodal containers and trailers. CSX has a market cap of $26.8 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are up 10.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate CSX a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

CSX

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

CSX Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

United Parcel Service

(

UPS

) is down $0.62 (-0.6%) to $109.97 on light volume. Thus far, 455,192 shares of United Parcel Service exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $109.89-$110.50 after having opened the day at $110.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $110.59.

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United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation, logistics, and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. United Parcel Service has a market cap of $97.7 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are up 14.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate United Parcel Service a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

United Parcel Service

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, notable return on equity and increase in net income. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

United Parcel Service Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Union Pacific

(

UNP

) is down $2.83 (-3.0%) to $91.29 on heavy volume. Thus far, 3.7 million shares of Union Pacific exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $90.72-$92.30 after having opened the day at $91.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $94.12.

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Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates railroads in the United States. Union Pacific has a market cap of $79.0 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are up 20.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Union Pacific a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Union Pacific

as a

buy

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

Union Pacific 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

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the services sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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