3 Stocks Raising The Diversified Services Industry Higher
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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 110 points (-0.6%) at 18,094 as of Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 978 issues advancing vs. 1,971 declining with 175 unchanged.
The Diversified Services industry currently sits down 0.5% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.5%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include
(
), down 2.1%,
(
), down 1.7%,
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances
(
), down 1.2%,
(
), down 1.1% and
(
), down 0.8%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Team Health Holdings is up $1.27 (2.2%) to $59.85 on average volume. Thus far, 319,625 shares of Team Health Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 603,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $57.57-$59.85 after having opened the day at $58.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $58.58.
Team Health Holdings, Inc. provides outsourced healthcare professional staffing and administrative services to hospitals and other healthcare providers in the United States. Team Health Holdings has a market cap of $4.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 1.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 10 analysts who rate Team Health Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Team Health Holdings
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
Team Health Holdings Ratings Report
now.
2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.61 (0.6%) to $280.81 on average volume. Thus far, 279,124 shares of Alliance Data Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 530,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $278.00-$281.74 after having opened the day at $281.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $279.20.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides marketing and loyalty solutions in the United States, Canada, and other countries. Alliance Data Systems has a market cap of $17.7 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 2.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts who rate Alliance Data Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Alliance Data Systems
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Alliance Data Systems Ratings Report
now.
1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.48 (0.5%) to $91.45 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of MasterCard exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $90.13-$91.50 after having opened the day at $90.64 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $90.97.
MasterCard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. MasterCard has a market cap of $102.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 5.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 19 analysts who rate MasterCard a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
MasterCard
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value. Get the full
now.
If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the diversified services industry could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
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