3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Real Estate Industry

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

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 138 points (0.8%) at 17,628 as of Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,048 issues advancing vs. 870 declining with 189 unchanged.

The Real Estate industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Equinix

(

EQIX

), down 3.2%, and

Equity Residential

(

EQR

), down 0.9%. Top gainers within the industry include

Weyerhaeuser

(

WY

), up 2.4%,

Icahn

(

IEP

), up 2.2%,

Macerich

(

MAC

), up 1.7%,

Jones Lang LaSalle

(

JLL

), up 1.6% and

Santander Consumer USA Holdings

(

SC

), up 1.4%.

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

3.

CubeSmart

(

CUBE

) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry lower today. As of noon trading, CubeSmart is down $0.40 (-1.4%) to $28.23 on light volume. Thus far, 496,439 shares of CubeSmart exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $28.00-$28.65 after having opened the day at $28.62 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.63.

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CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate company focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of self-storage facilities in the United States. CubeSmart has a market cap of $4.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 29.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate CubeSmart a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

CubeSmart

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full

CubeSmart Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Extra Space Storage

(

EXR

) is down $0.86 (-1.1%) to $80.46 on light volume. Thus far, 197,500 shares of Extra Space Storage exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $79.88-$81.52 after having opened the day at $81.30 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $81.32.

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Extra Space Storage, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It engages in property management and development activities that include acquiring, managing, developing, and selling, as well as the rental of self-storage facilities. Extra Space Storage has a market cap of $9.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 38.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Extra Space Storage a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Extra Space Storage

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 has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Extra Space Storage Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Host Hotels & Resorts

(

HST

) is down $0.16 (-1.0%) to $16.23 on light volume. Thus far, 2.2 million shares of Host Hotels & Resorts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.20-$16.49 after having opened the day at $16.47 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.39.

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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust (REIT). The firm primarily engages in the ownership and operation of hotel properties. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. Host Hotels & Resorts has a market cap of $12.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 31.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Host Hotels & Resorts a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Host Hotels & Resorts

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Host Hotels & Resorts 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 real estate industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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