3 Stocks Moving The Services Sector Upward
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One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 55 points (0.3%) at 18,183 as of Monday, March 23, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,001 issues advancing vs. 987 declining with 152 unchanged.
The Services sector currently sits up 0.8% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 5.5%,
(
), up 4.0%,
(
), up 3.7%,
(
), up 3.7% and
(
), up 3.4%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
(
), down 7.9%,
(
), down 3.6%,
(
), down 2.7%,
(
), down 2.3% and
(
), down 2.3%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, eBay is up $0.96 (1.7%) to $58.89 on average volume. Thus far, 3.3 million shares of eBay exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $57.92-$58.92 after having opened the day at $57.92 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $57.93.
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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 $70.0 billion and is part of the specialty retail industry. Shares are up 3.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate eBay a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
eBay
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.60 (0.7%) to $83.84 on average volume. Thus far, 2.7 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $83.12-$83.90 after having opened the day at $83.17 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $83.24.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. Wal-Mart Stores has a market cap of $262.8 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 3.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 5 analysts who rate Wal-Mart Stores a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Wal-Mart Stores
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, reasonable valuation levels, increase in net income and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full
Wal-Mart Stores Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.58 (1.6%) to $98.63 on average volume. Thus far, 5.1 million shares of McDonald's exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $96.80-$98.87 after having opened the day at $96.91 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $97.05.
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McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States, Europe, the Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. The company's restaurants offer various food products, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages. McDonald's has a market cap of $92.2 billion and is part of the leisure industry. Shares are up 3.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts who rate McDonald's a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
McDonald's
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, expanding profit margins 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
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
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
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