3 Stocks Raising The Diversified Services Industry Higher

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

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 37 points (0.2%) at 17,877 as of Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,655 issues advancing vs. 1,273 declining with 140 unchanged.

The Diversified Services industry currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.3%. Top gainers within the industry include

Alliance Data Systems

(

ADS

), up 1.3%,

Paychex

(

PAYX

), up 0.8% and

Priceline Group

(

PCLN

), up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

New Oriental Education & Technology Group I

(

EDU

), down 2.2%,

TAL Education Group

(

XRS

), down 1.9% and

Tyco International

(

TYC

), down 0.7%.

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

3.

Jacobs Engineering Group

(

JEC

) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Jacobs Engineering Group is up $0.74 (1.5%) to $49.40 on light volume. Thus far, 360,617 shares of Jacobs Engineering Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 991,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $48.26-$49.69 after having opened the day at $48.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $48.65.

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. provides technical, professional, and construction services to various industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. Jacobs Engineering Group has a market cap of $6.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 16.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Jacobs Engineering Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Jacobs Engineering Group

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations 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

Jacobs Engineering Group Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Nielsen Holdings

(

NLSN

) is up $0.46 (0.9%) to $52.12 on average volume. Thus far, 1.4 million shares of Nielsen Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $51.10-$52.18 after having opened the day at $51.39 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $51.66.

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Nielsen Holdings plc operates as an information and measurement company. The company provides media and marketing information, analytics, and manufacturer and retailer expertise about what and where consumers buy, read, watch and listen. Nielsen Holdings has a market cap of $18.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 10.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate Nielsen Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Nielsen Holdings

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and reasonable valuation levels. 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

Nielsen Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance

(

ULTA

) is up $1.93 (0.8%) to $246.65 on light volume. Thus far, 331,295 shares of Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $244.31-$248.42 after having opened the day at $244.62 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $244.72.

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ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. sells cosmetics, fragrance, skin, and hair care products, and provides salon services. Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance has a market cap of $15.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 32.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 10 analysts who rate Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, 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

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance 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 diversified services industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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