3 Stocks Pushing The Real Estate Industry Lower

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the real estate industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 68 points (-0.4%) at 17,730 as of Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,462 issues advancing vs. 1,508 declining with 167 unchanged.

The Real Estate industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Prologis

(

PLD

), down 1.9%,

Realogy Holdings

(

RLGY

), down 1.8%,

Icahn

(

IEP

), down 1.7%,

UDR

(

UDR

), down 1.2% and

Simon Property Group

(

SPG

), down 1.1%.

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

3.

General Growth Properties

(

GGP

) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry lower today. As of noon trading, General Growth Properties is down $0.25 (-1.0%) to $25.65 on average volume. Thus far, 2.3 million shares of General Growth Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $25.64-$26.06 after having opened the day at $25.99 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.90.

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General Growth Properties, Inc is an equity real estate investment trust. The firm invests in the real estate markets of the United States. It engages in owning, managing, leasing, and redeveloping high-quality regional malls. General Growth Properties, Inc is based in Chicago, Illinois. General Growth Properties has a market cap of $22.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 7.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate General Growth Properties a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

General Growth Properties

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full

General Growth Properties Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Host Hotels & Resorts

(

HST

) is down $0.06 (-0.4%) to $16.56 on light volume. Thus far, 3.0 million shares of Host Hotels & Resorts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.43-$16.67 after having opened the day at $16.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.62.

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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust (REIT). The firm primarily engages in the ownership and operation of hotel properties. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. Host Hotels & Resorts has a market cap of $12.4 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 30.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Host Hotels & Resorts a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Host Hotels & Resorts

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Host Hotels & Resorts Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Equinix

(

EQIX

) is down $2.63 (-0.9%) to $295.12 on light volume. Thus far, 167,070 shares of Equinix exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 924,100 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $295.12-$298.98 after having opened the day at $297.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $297.75.

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Equinix, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. Equinix has a market cap of $16.9 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 30.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Equinix a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Equinix

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Equinix 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 real estate industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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