3 Stocks Dragging The Media Industry Downward

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

One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 35 points (-0.2%) at 18,458 as of Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,840 issues advancing vs. 1,054 declining with 156 unchanged.

The Media industry currently sits up 0.6% versus the S&P 500, which is unchanged. A company within the industry that fell today was

Liberty Global

(

LBTYB

), up 1.7%.

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

3.

Twenty-First Century Fox

(

FOX

) is one of the companies pushing the Media industry lower today. As of noon trading, Twenty-First Century Fox is down $0.14 (-0.5%) to $27.31 on light volume. Thus far, 683,020 shares of Twenty-First Century Fox exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $27.20-$27.60 after having opened the day at $27.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.45.

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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 $52.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 0.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates 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

buy

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

Twenty-First Century Fox Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Walt Disney

(

DIS

) is down $0.64 (-0.7%) to $96.74 on average volume. Thus far, 2.9 million shares of Walt Disney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $96.34-$97.16 after having opened the day at $97.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $97.39.

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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. Walt Disney has a market cap of $158.5 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 7.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Walt Disney a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Walt Disney

as a

buy

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

Walt Disney Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Charter Communications

(

CHTR

) is down $3.42 (-1.4%) to $237.27 on light volume. Thus far, 628,891 shares of Charter Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $235.21-$242.61 after having opened the day at $241.69 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $240.69.

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Charter Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides cable services in the United States. The company offers various entertainment, information, and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers. Charter Communications has a market cap of $24.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 31.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Charter Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Charter Communications

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full

Charter Communications 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 media industry could consider

PowerShares Dynamic Media

(

PBS

) while those bearish on the media industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services

(

SCC

).

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