3 Stocks Raising The Services Sector Higher

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

Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 6 points (0.0%) at 17,798 as of Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,309 issues advancing vs. 1,608 declining with 176 unchanged.

The Services sector currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include

Burlington Stores

(

BURL

), up 7.0%,

Copart

(

CPRT

), up 4.8%,

Nordstrom

(

JWN

), up 2.4%,

SBA Communications

(

SBAC

), up 1.7% and

Home Depot

(

HD

), up 0.7%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Patterson Companies

(

PDCO

), down 6.5%,

Ctrip.com International

(

CTRP

), down 4.4%,

Signet Jewelers

(

SIG

), down 4.6%,

Priceline Group

(

PCLN

), down 3.4% and

Royal Caribbean Cruises

(

RCL

), down 3.2%.

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

3.

Dollar General

(

DG

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, Dollar General is up $1.35 (2.1%) to $65.66 on average volume. Thus far, 2.9 million shares of Dollar General exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $63.53-$66.51 after having opened the day at $63.90 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.31.

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Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. Dollar General has a market cap of $18.9 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 9.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate Dollar General a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Dollar General

as a

buy

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

Dollar General Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Lowe's Companies

(

LOW

) is up $0.37 (0.5%) to $77.04 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of Lowe's Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $76.29-$77.10 after having opened the day at $76.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $76.67.

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Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. Lowe's Companies has a market cap of $70.1 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 11.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate Lowe's Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Lowe's Companies

as a

buy

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

Lowe's Companies Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Chipotle Mexican Grill

(

CMG

) is up $8.70 (1.6%) to $567.99 on average volume. Thus far, 472,030 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 700,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $553.16-$570.82 after having opened the day at $557.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $559.29.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates fast-casual and fresh Mexican food restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a market cap of $16.7 billion and is part of the leisure industry. Shares are down 18.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate Chipotle Mexican Grill a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Chipotle Mexican Grill

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income 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

Chipotle Mexican Grill 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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