3 Stocks Dragging The Energy Industry Downward

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the energy industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 89 points (0.5%) at 17,572 as of Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,707 issues advancing vs. 1,176 declining with 187 unchanged.

The Energy industry currently sits down 0.6% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

MPLX

(

MPLX

), down 8.2%,

Ecopetrol

(

EC

), down 3.8%,

EQT

(

EQT

), down 2.6%,

China Petroleum & Chemical

(

SNP

), down 2.3% and

Kinder Morgan

(

KMI

), down 1.4%. Top gainers within the industry include

Marathon Petroleum

(

MPC

), up 1.1%,

Chevron

(

CVX

), up 0.9%,

Imperial Oil

(

IMO

), up 0.9%,

Enbridge

(

ENB

), up 0.8% and

Total

(

TOT

), up 0.7%.

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

3.

Cheniere Energy

(

LNG

) is one of the companies pushing the Energy industry lower today. As of noon trading, Cheniere Energy is down $1.17 (-2.3%) to $48.78 on light volume. Thus far, 896,738 shares of Cheniere Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $48.26-$49.75 after having opened the day at $49.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $49.95.

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Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy company, engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related business. It operates through two segments, LNG Terminal Business, and LNG and Natural Gas Marketing Business. Cheniere Energy has a market cap of $10.9 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 29.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Cheniere Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Cheniere Energy

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Cheniere Energy Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Hess

(

HES

) is down $1.15 (-1.9%) to $60.69 on average volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Hess exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $59.21-$61.13 after having opened the day at $60.76 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $61.84.

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Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Hess has a market cap of $17.1 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 16.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Hess a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Hess

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Hess Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Anadarko Petroleum

(

APC

) is down $0.72 (-1.2%) to $61.39 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of Anadarko Petroleum exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $60.16-$61.86 after having opened the day at $61.64 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.11.

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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Midstream; and Marketing. Anadarko Petroleum has a market cap of $30.5 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 24.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate Anadarko Petroleum a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Anadarko Petroleum

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow and generally high debt management risk. Get the full

Anadarko Petroleum 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 energy industry could consider

Energy Select Sector SPDR

(

XLE

) while those bearish on the energy industry could consider

Proshares Short Oil & Gas

(

DDG

).

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