3 Stocks Pushing The Services Sector Downward

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector 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 Services sector currently sits down 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Lions Gate Entertainment

(

LGF

), down 3.4%,

CVS Health

(

CVS

), down 2.6%,

McKesson

(

MCK

), down 2.0%,

Liberty Global

(

LBTYK

), down 1.7% and

Twenty-First Century Fox

(

FOX

), down 1.0%. Top gainers within the sector include

Ctrip.com International

(

CTRP

), up 17.9%,

American Airlines Group

(

AAL

), up 2.1%,

Delta Air Lines

(

DAL

), up 1.9%,

Target

(

TGT

), up 1.8% and

United Continental Holdings

(

UAL

), up 1.7%.

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

3.

Cardinal Health

(

CAH

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Cardinal Health is down $1.23 (-1.4%) to $87.37 on light volume. Thus far, 473,861 shares of Cardinal Health exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $87.37-$88.62 after having opened the day at $88.14 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $88.60.

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Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as a healthcare services and products company worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceutical and Medical. Cardinal Health has a market cap of $28.5 billion and is part of the wholesale industry. Shares are up 9.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Cardinal Health a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Cardinal Health

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Cardinal Health Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Kroger

(

KR

) is down $0.25 (-0.7%) to $37.29 on light volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of Kroger exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $37.26-$37.75 after having opened the day at $37.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.54.

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The Kroger Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the United States and internationally. It also manufactures and processes food for sale in its supermarkets. Kroger has a market cap of $36.0 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 16.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Kroger a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Kroger

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full

Kroger Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Time Warner

(

TWX

) is down $0.79 (-1.1%) to $70.98 on light volume. Thus far, 1.1 million shares of Time Warner exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $70.89-$71.76 after having opened the day at $71.42 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $71.77.

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Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. Time Warner has a market cap of $56.3 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are down 16.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate Time Warner a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Time Warner

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Time Warner 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 services sector could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the services sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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