3 Stocks Moving The Diversified Services Industry Upward
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All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 171 points (1.0%) at 18,028 as of Monday, March 9, 2015, 1:50 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,589 issues advancing vs. 1,440 declining with 142 unchanged.
The Diversified Services industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.5%. Top gainers within the industry include
(
), up 3.4%,
(
), up 2.8%,
(
), up 4.0%,
(
), up 2.3% and
(
), up 2.0%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include
(
), down 1.4%,
(
), down 1.0% and
(
), down 0.0%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Tyco International is up $0.27 (0.6%) to $42.37 on light volume. Thus far, 628,032 shares of Tyco International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $41.91-$42.47 after having opened the day at $41.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.10.
Tyco International Ltd. designs, sells, installs, and services security, fire detection, suppression, and life safety products worldwide. It operates in three segments: North America Installation & Services, Rest of World Installation & Services, and Global Products. Tyco International has a market cap of $17.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 4.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts who rate Tyco International a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Tyco International
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Tyco International Ratings Report
now.
2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $2.09 (2.1%) to $103.52 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of McGraw Hill Financial exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $101.24-$103.73 after having opened the day at $101.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $101.43.
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. provides benchmarks and ratings, analytics, data, and research services for the capital, commodities, and commercial markets worldwide. McGraw Hill Financial has a market cap of $28.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 14.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate McGraw Hill Financial a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
McGraw Hill Financial
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity. Get the full
McGraw Hill Financial Ratings Report
now.
1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.89 (0.7%) to $271.23 on average volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of Visa exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $269.08-$271.39 after having opened the day at $270.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $269.34.
Visa Inc., a payments technology company, operates as a retail electronic payments network worldwide. The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities. Visa has a market cap of $134.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 2.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 21 analysts who rate Visa a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Visa
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full
now.
If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the diversified services industry could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
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