3 Stocks Pushing The Financial Sector Lower

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the financial sector lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 89 points (0.6%) at 15,077 as of Friday, July 5, 2013, 12:49 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,417 issues advancing vs. 1,574 declining with 76 unchanged.

The Financial sector currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

American Capital Agency

(

AGNC

), down 7.7%,

Annaly Capital Management

(

NLY

), down 6.8%,

Ventas

(

VTR

), down 3.3%,

Health Care REIT

(

HCN

), down 3.2% and

HCP

(

HCP

), down 2.9%. Top gainers within the sector include

Lincoln National Corp (Radnor

(

LNC

), up 4.7%,

SunTrust Banks

(

STI

), up 3.6%,

Nomura Holdings

(

NMR

), up 3.7%,

ING Groep N.V

(

ING

), up 3.2% and

Charles Schwab

(

SCHW

), up 2.8%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector lower today:

3.

Banco Santander Chile

(

BSAC

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial sector lower today. As of noon trading, Banco Santander Chile is down $0.84 (-3.6%) to $22.72 on light volume. Thus far, 97,423 shares of Banco Santander Chile exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 369,900 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $22.60-$23.69 after having opened the day at $23.55 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $23.56.

Banco Santander-Chile provides commercial and retail banking services in Chile. It operates through two segments, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking and Markets. Banco Santander Chile has a market cap of $11.2 billion and is part of the banking industry. Shares are down 16.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Banco Santander Chile a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Banco Santander Chile

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and deteriorating net income. Get the full

Banco Santander Chile Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Brookfield Office Properties

(

BPO

) is down $0.64 (-3.8%) to $16.07 on light volume. Thus far, 514,065 shares of Brookfield Office Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $15.96-$16.72 after having opened the day at $16.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.71.

Brookfield Properties Corporation is a publicly owned real estate investment firm. The firm engages in the ownership, development, and management of premier commercial properties. It also provides ancillary real estate service businesses, such as tenant service and amenities. Brookfield Office Properties has a market cap of $8.5 billion and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 0.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Brookfield Office Properties a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Brookfield Office Properties

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Brookfield Office Properties Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Brookfield Asset Management

(

BAM

) is down $0.63 (-1.8%) to $35.06 on average volume. Thus far, 360,601 shares of Brookfield Asset Management exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 956,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $34.98-$35.89 after having opened the day at $35.87 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.69.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries the firm invests in the property, power, and infrastructure sectors. Brookfield Asset Management has a market cap of $22.2 billion and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 2.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Brookfield Asset Management a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Brookfield Asset Management

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share. Get the full

Brookfield Asset Management Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 5 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the financial sector could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial sector could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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