3 Stocks Pushing The Financial Services Industry Lower

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

Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 22 points (-0.1%) at 17,716 as of Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,449 issues advancing vs. 1,474 declining with 170 unchanged.

The Financial Services industry currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Credit Acceptance

(

CACC

), down 4.7%,

Springleaf Holdings

(

LEAF

), down 2.5%,

Raymond James Financial

(

RJF

), down 1.6%,

LPL Financial Holdings

(

LPLA

), down 1.4% and

Navient

(

NAVI

), down 1.4%. Top gainers within the industry include

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group

(

OZM

), up 4.3%,

Financial Engines

(

FNGN

), up 2.8%,

AllianceBernstein

(

AB

), up 2.4%,

E*Trade Financial

(

ETFC

), up 1.6% and

Blackstone Group

(

BX

), up 0.5%.

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

3.

Western Union

(

WU

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, Western Union is down $0.38 (-1.9%) to $19.12 on light volume. Thus far, 1.8 million shares of Western Union exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $19.08-$19.50 after having opened the day at $19.48 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $19.50.

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The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment offers cash money transfer services involving walk-in agent locations. Western Union has a market cap of $9.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 8.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Western Union a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Western Union

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Western Union Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Northern

(

NTRS

) is down $0.57 (-0.8%) to $75.19 on light volume. Thus far, 237,683 shares of Northern exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $75.01-$75.90 after having opened the day at $75.58 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $75.76.

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Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. Northern has a market cap of $17.1 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 12.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Northern a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Northern

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Northern Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

State Street

(

STT

) is down $0.44 (-0.6%) to $72.44 on light volume. Thus far, 579,490 shares of State Street exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $72.35-$73.13 after having opened the day at $72.70 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.88.

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State Street Corporation provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. State Street has a market cap of $28.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 7.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate State Street a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

State Street

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and growth in earnings per share. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

State Street Ratings Report

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 financial services industry could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial services industry could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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