3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Media Industry

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

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 71 points (0.4%) at 17,316 as of Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,543 issues advancing vs. 1,341 declining with 209 unchanged.

The Media industry currently sits down 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%.

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

3.

Lions Gate Entertainment

(

LGF

) is one of the companies pushing the Media industry lower today. As of noon trading, Lions Gate Entertainment is down $1.33 (-3.5%) to $36.51 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of Lions Gate Entertainment exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 985,200 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $36.07-$37.98 after having opened the day at $37.89 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.84.

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. engages in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, channel platforms, and international distribution and sales activities. Lions Gate Entertainment has a market cap of $6.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 18.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Lions Gate Entertainment a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Lions Gate Entertainment

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Lions Gate Entertainment Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Liberty Global

(

LBTYK

) is down $0.45 (-1.0%) to $43.13 on average volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of Liberty Global exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $43.06-$44.22 after having opened the day at $43.79 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $43.58.

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Liberty Global plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides video, broadband Internet, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services in Europe, Chile, Puerto Rico, and internationally. Liberty Global has a market cap of $26.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 5.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Liberty Global

as a

hold

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

Liberty Global Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Charter Communications

(

CHTR

) is down $1.77 (-0.9%) to $184.71 on light volume. Thus far, 268,905 shares of Charter Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $184.28-$186.64 after having opened the day at $186.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $186.48.

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Charter Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides entertainment, information, and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers in the United States. Charter Communications has a market cap of $21.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 11.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Charter Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Charter Communications

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. Get the full

Charter Communications 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 media industry could consider

PowerShares Dynamic Media

(

PBS

) while those bearish on the media industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services

(

SCC

).

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