3 Stocks Pushing The Services Sector Higher

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 95 points (-0.5%) at 18,476 as of Monday, July 25, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 974 issues advancing vs. 1,919 declining with 171 unchanged.

The Services sector currently sits down 0.3% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.6%. Top gainers within the sector include

Nordstrom

(

JWN

), up 4.3%,

Gap

(

GPS

), up 3.0%,

L Brands

(

LB

), up 2.6%,

Whole Foods Market

(

WFM

), up 2.2% and

Ryanair Holdings

(

RYAAY

), up 2.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

(

WAB

), down 6.2%,

Grupo Televisa SAB

(

TV

), down 2.8%,

Southwest Airlines

(

LUV

), down 1.7%,

Tyco International

(

TYC

), down 1.6% and

Liberty Interactive

(

LVNTA

), down 1.4%.

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

3.

TJX Companies

(

TJX

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, TJX Companies is up $0.82 (1.0%) to $80.65 on average volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of TJX Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $79.91-$80.91 after having opened the day at $80.05 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $79.83.

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The TJX Companies, Inc. operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. TJX Companies has a market cap of $52.3 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 12.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 15 analysts who rate TJX Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

TJX Companies

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

TJX Companies Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Target

(

TGT

) is up $0.83 (1.1%) to $75.75 on light volume. Thus far, 1.8 million shares of Target exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $74.87-$75.89 after having opened the day at $74.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $74.92.

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Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer. Target has a market cap of $43.8 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 3.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Target a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Target

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, growth in earnings per share and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Target Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Netflix

(

NFLX

) is up $1.02 (1.2%) to $86.91 on average volume. Thus far, 8.1 million shares of Netflix exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $85.01-$87.83 after having opened the day at $85.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $85.89.

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Netflix, Inc., an Internet television network, engages in the Internet delivery of television (TV) shows and movies on various Internet-connected screens. The Company operates in three segments: Domestic streaming, International streaming and Domestic DVD. Netflix has a market cap of $36.9 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are down 24.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 17 analysts who rate Netflix a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Netflix

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Netflix 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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