3 Stocks Driving The Consumer Non-Durables Industry Higher
All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 29 points (-0.2%) at 17,702 as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,315 issues advancing vs. 1,646 declining with 122 unchanged.
The Consumer Non-Durables industry currently sits down 1.0% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. A company within the industry that fell today was
(
), up 2.8%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today. As of noon trading, Kimberly-Clark is up $0.95 (0.8%) to $118.97 on light volume. Thus far, 279,045 shares of Kimberly-Clark exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $117.50-$119.06 after having opened the day at $117.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $118.02.
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and K-C professional products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. Kimberly-Clark has a market cap of $43.0 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 2.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Kimberly-Clark a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Kimberly-Clark
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and weak operating cash flow. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.54 (0.8%) to $66.31 on light volume. Thus far, 802,944 shares of Colgate-Palmolive exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $65.58-$66.40 after having opened the day at $65.60 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $65.77.
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Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. It operates in two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Colgate-Palmolive has a market cap of $59.0 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 4.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Colgate-Palmolive a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Colgate-Palmolive
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Colgate-Palmolive Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.65 (0.9%) to $76.05 on light volume. Thus far, 2.6 million shares of Procter & Gamble exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $75.23-$76.24 after having opened the day at $75.38 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $75.40.
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The Procter & Gamble Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells branded consumer packaged products worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty, Hair and Personal Care; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $205.6 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 17.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Procter & Gamble a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Procter & Gamble
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Procter & Gamble 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 consumer non-durables industry could consider
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).