3 Stocks Dragging The Services Sector Downward

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector 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 Services sector currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. A company within the sector that fell today was

Liberty Global

(

LBTYK

), up 1.6%. Top gainers within the sector include

Hertz Global Holdings

(

HTZ

), up 7.4%,

Wal-Mart Stores

(

WMT

), up 4.9%,

Netflix

(

NFLX

), up 4.6%,

Moody's Corporation

(

MCO

), up 4.4% and

TJX Companies

(

TJX

), up 4.0%.

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

3.

Dick's Sporting Goods

(

DKS

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Dick's Sporting Goods is down $4.68 (-11.5%) to $36.13 on heavy volume. Thus far, 14.4 million shares of Dick's Sporting Goods exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $33.42-$36.46 after having opened the day at $34.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.81.

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Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. operates as a sporting goods retailer primarily in the eastern United States. The company provides hardlines, including sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, golf equipment, and hunting and fishing gear products; apparel; and footwear products and accessories. Dick's Sporting Goods has a market cap of $3.9 billion and is part of the specialty retail industry. Shares are down 17.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Dick's Sporting Goods a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Dick's Sporting Goods

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Dick's Sporting Goods Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

AthenaHealth

(

ATHN

) is down $10.70 (-6.6%) to $152.28 on heavy volume. Thus far, 399,849 shares of AthenaHealth exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 483,300 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $150.43-$158.25 after having opened the day at $158.10 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $162.98.

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athenahealth, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a business services company that provides ongoing billing, clinical-related, and other related services to medical group practices and health systems in the United States. AthenaHealth has a market cap of $6.3 billion and is part of the computer software & services industry. Shares are up 11.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate AthenaHealth a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

AthenaHealth

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, robust revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including premium valuation and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

AthenaHealth Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Norfolk Southern

(

NSC

) is down $1.50 (-1.7%) to $86.80 on average volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of Norfolk Southern exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $84.11-$88.23 after having opened the day at $88.23 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $88.30.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. As of December 31, 2014, it operated approximately 20,000 miles of road in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern has a market cap of $26.6 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are down 19.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Norfolk Southern a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Norfolk Southern

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 and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Norfolk Southern 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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