3 Wholesale Stocks Driving The Industry Higher

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the wholesale industry higher today.
By Surya Viswanathan ,

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All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 10 points (0.1%) at 17,688 as of Friday, March 27, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,747 issues advancing vs. 1,216 declining with 147 unchanged.

The Wholesale industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. Top gainers within the industry include

Genuine Parts

(

GPC

), up 0.9%, and

Henry Schein

(

HSIC

), up 0.9%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Magna International

(

MGA

), down 0.8%, and

Fastenal

(

FAST

), down 0.7%.

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

3.

HD Supply Holdings

(

HDS

) is one of the companies pushing the Wholesale industry higher today. As of noon trading, HD Supply Holdings is up $0.41 (1.4%) to $30.15 on average volume. Thus far, 1.1 million shares of HD Supply Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $29.30-$30.26 after having opened the day at $29.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.74.

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HD Supply Holdings, Inc. operates as an industrial distribution company in North America. It operates in four segments: Facilities Maintenance, Waterworks, Power Solutions, and Construction & Industrial - White Cap. HD Supply Holdings has a market cap of $5.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 0.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 10 analysts who rate HD Supply Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

HD Supply Holdings

as a

sell

. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been poor profit margins. Get the full

HD Supply Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Sysco

(

SYY

) is up $0.22 (0.6%) to $38.10 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of Sysco exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $37.87-$38.30 after having opened the day at $37.87 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.88.

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Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes a range of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. It operates in Broadline and SYGMA segments. Sysco has a market cap of $22.5 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 4.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there is 1 analyst who rates Sysco a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Sysco

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Sysco Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

AmerisourceBergen

(

ABC

) is up $1.24 (1.1%) to $113.33 on average volume. Thus far, 765,083 shares of AmerisourceBergen exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $112.21-$113.54 after having opened the day at $112.31 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $112.09.

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AmerisourceBergen Corporation sources and distributes pharmaceutical products to healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, and specialty drug patients in the United States and internationally. AmerisourceBergen has a market cap of $24.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 24.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate AmerisourceBergen a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

AmerisourceBergen

as a

hold

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

AmerisourceBergen 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 wholesale industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods

(

IYK

) while those bearish on the wholesale industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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