3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Diversified Services Industry

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

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 22 points (-0.1%) at 17,716 as of Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,449 issues advancing vs. 1,474 declining with 170 unchanged.

The Diversified Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Team Health Holdings

(

TMH

), down 2.8%,

Bright Horizons Family Solutions

(

BFAM

), down 2.1%,

Maximus

(

MMS

), down 2.1%,

Western Union

(

WU

), down 1.9% and

VCA

(

WOOF

), down 1.7%. A company within the industry that increased today was

Priceline Group

(

PCLN

), up 1.3%.

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

3.

Hertz Global Holdings

(

HTZ

) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, Hertz Global Holdings is down $0.18 (-1.1%) to $16.48 on average volume. Thus far, 3.1 million shares of Hertz Global Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.41-$16.80 after having opened the day at $16.58 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.66.

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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, rents and leases cars and trucks in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: U.S. Car Rental, International Car Rental, Worldwide Equipment Rental, and All Other Operations. Hertz Global Holdings has a market cap of $7.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 33.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Hertz Global Holdings a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Hertz Global Holdings

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, expanding profit margins and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Hertz Global Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Alliance Data Systems

(

ADS

) is down $2.40 (-0.8%) to $285.30 on light volume. Thus far, 107,953 shares of Alliance Data Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 443,200 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $284.52-$288.77 after having opened the day at $286.64 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $287.70.

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Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides marketing and loyalty solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: LoyaltyOne, Epsilon, and Private Label Services and Credit. Alliance Data Systems has a market cap of $17.4 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 0.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Alliance Data Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Alliance Data Systems

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins 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

Alliance Data Systems Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

United Rentals

(

URI

) is down $1.45 (-1.9%) to $75.54 on light volume. Thus far, 495,587 shares of United Rentals exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $75.25-$76.96 after having opened the day at $76.54 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $76.99.

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United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals; and Trench Safety, Power and HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning), and Pump Solutions. United Rentals has a market cap of $7.0 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 24.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate United Rentals a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

United Rentals

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, impressive record of earnings per share growth and increase in net income. 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

United Rentals 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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