3 Stocks Improving Performance Of The Consumer Non-Durables Industry
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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 41 points (-0.2%) at 18,075 as of Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,371 issues advancing vs. 1,586 declining with 175 unchanged.
The Consumer Non-Durables industry currently sits up 0.5% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%.
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, Gildan Activewear is up $1.04 (1.7%) to $61.14 on light volume. Thus far, 56,729 shares of Gildan Activewear exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 231,400 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $59.97-$61.27 after having opened the day at $60.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $60.10.
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Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells apparel products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. . It operates in two segments, Printwear and Branded Apparel. Gildan Activewear has a market cap of $7.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 6.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Gildan Activewear a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Gildan Activewear
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
Gildan Activewear Ratings Report
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.28 (1.5%) to $84.16 on average volume. Thus far, 861,326 shares of Estee Lauder Cos exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $83.51-$84.39 after having opened the day at $83.87 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $82.88.
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. Estee Lauder Cos has a market cap of $19.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 8.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Estee Lauder Cos a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Estee Lauder Cos
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value. Get the full
Estee Lauder Cos Ratings Report
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.57 (0.5%) to $109.56 on average volume. Thus far, 731,662 shares of Kimberly-Clark exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $109.23-$110.16 after having opened the day at $109.92 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $108.99.
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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 $39.6 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 5.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Kimberly-Clark a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Kimberly-Clark
as a
. Among the primary strengths of the company is its respectable return on equity which we feel is likely to continue. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins. Get the full
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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
(
).
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