3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Financial Sector

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the financial sector lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 29 points (-0.2%) at 17,702 as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,315 issues advancing vs. 1,646 declining with 122 unchanged.

The Financial sector currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

National Bank of Greece

(

NBG

), down 6.5%,

Springleaf Holdings

(

LEAF

), down 3.0%,

Synchrony Financial

(

SYF

), down 3.8%,

East West Bancorp

(

EWBC

), down 3.1% and

Santander Consumer USA Holdings

(

SC

), down 2.7%. Top gainers within the sector include

Howard Hughes

(

HHC

), up 3.5%,

Camden Property

(

CPT

), up 2.6%,

Equity Residential

(

EQR

), up 2.2%,

AvalonBay Communities

(

AVB

), up 2.1% and

Brookfield Asset Management

(

BAM

), up 2.1%.

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

3.

MetLife

(

MET

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial sector lower today. As of noon trading, MetLife is down $0.32 (-0.6%) to $50.48 on light volume. Thus far, 1.7 million shares of MetLife exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $50.15-$51.17 after having opened the day at $50.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.80.

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MetLife, Inc. provides life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management products in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. MetLife has a market cap of $57.5 billion and is part of the insurance industry. Shares are down 6.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate MetLife a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

MetLife

as a

buy

. The company's strongest point has been its expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

MetLife Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Charles Schwab

(

SCHW

) is down $0.55 (-1.6%) to $32.94 on light volume. Thus far, 2.7 million shares of Charles Schwab exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $32.91-$33.46 after having opened the day at $33.28 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $33.49.

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The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, money management, and financial advisory services. The company operates through two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services. Charles Schwab has a market cap of $44.1 billion and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are up 10.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Charles Schwab a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Charles Schwab

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and solid stock price performance. 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

Charles Schwab Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Morgan Stanley

(

MS

) is down $0.22 (-0.6%) to $34.89 on light volume. Thus far, 2.7 million shares of Morgan Stanley exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $34.73-$35.19 after having opened the day at $35.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.11.

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Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. Morgan Stanley has a market cap of $68.6 billion and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are down 9.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Morgan Stanley a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Morgan Stanley

as a

buy

. The company's strongest point has been its very decent return on equity which we feel should persist. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Morgan Stanley 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 sector could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial sector could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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