3 Stocks Driving The Retail Industry Higher
All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 87 points (0.5%) at 17,750 as of Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,154 issues advancing vs. 798 declining with 159 unchanged.
The Retail industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.7%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Retail industry higher today. As of noon trading, eBay is up $0.48 (1.7%) to $28.38 on light volume. Thus far, 3.6 million shares of eBay exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $27.72-$28.40 after having opened the day at $27.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.90.
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eBay Inc. operates as a technology company that enables commerce and payments on behalf of users, merchants, retailers, and brands of various sizes in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Marketplaces, Payments, and Enterprise. eBay has a market cap of $33.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 18.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate eBay a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 17 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
eBay
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and generally higher debt management risk. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.57 (0.7%) to $85.25 on average volume. Thus far, 2.2 million shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $83.32-$85.40 after having opened the day at $84.30 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $84.68.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a network of drugstores in the United States. It provides consumer goods and services, pharmacy, and health and wellness services through drugstores, as well as through mail, and by telephone and online. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market cap of $91.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 11.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Walgreens Boots Alliance a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Walgreens Boots Alliance
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
Walgreens Boots Alliance Ratings Report
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.68 (0.7%) to $99.46 on average volume. Thus far, 2.8 million shares of CVS Health exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $98.20-$99.82 after having opened the day at $99.45 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $98.78.
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CVS Health Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated pharmacy health care services in the United States. The company operates through Pharmacy Services and Retail Pharmacy segments. CVS Health has a market cap of $115.7 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 2.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 16 analysts who rate CVS Health a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
CVS Health
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full
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 retail industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).