3 Stocks Raising The Financial Services Industry Higher

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

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 44 points (-0.2%) at 17,874 as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,080 issues advancing vs. 1,836 declining with 168 unchanged.

The Financial Services industry currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.4%. Top gainers within the industry include

Encore Capital Group

(

ECPG

), up 8.7%,

Fortress Investment Group

(

FIG

), up 6.1%,

Visa

(

V

), up 0.7% and

Nomura Holdings

(

NMR

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

KKR

(

KKR

), down 2.8%,

WisdomTree Investments

(

WETF

), down 2.3%,

MarketAxess Holdings

(

MKTX

), down 1.9%,

CBOE Holdings

(

CBOE

), down 1.2% and

Nasdaq

(

NDAQ

), down 1.2%.

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

3.

HD Supply Holdings

(

HDS

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, HD Supply Holdings is up $0.78 (2.6%) to $31.05 on average volume. Thus far, 1.4 million shares of HD Supply Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $30.18-$31.33 after having opened the day at $30.40 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $30.27.

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HD Supply Holdings, Inc. operates as an industrial distributor in North America. HD Supply Holdings has a market cap of $6.0 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 2.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate HD Supply Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

HD Supply Holdings

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full

HD Supply Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

TD Ameritrade

(

AMTD

) is up $0.29 (0.8%) to $36.42 on average volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of TD Ameritrade exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $35.96-$36.65 after having opened the day at $36.30 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.13.

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TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation provides securities brokerage services and related technology-based financial services to retail investors, traders, and independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) in the United States. TD Ameritrade has a market cap of $19.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 1.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate TD Ameritrade a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

TD Ameritrade

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel its 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

TD Ameritrade Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

American Express

(

AXP

) is up $0.44 (0.6%) to $74.47 on average volume. Thus far, 3.1 million shares of American Express exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $74.09-$74.85 after having opened the day at $74.31 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $74.03.

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American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services to consumers and businesses worldwide. The company operates through four segments: U.S. American Express has a market cap of $72.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 20.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate American Express a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

American Express

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, reasonable valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

American Express 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 financial services industry could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial services industry could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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