American Realty Capital Properties Inc (ARCP): Today's Featured Real Estate Laggard
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American Realty Capital Properties
(
) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, American Realty Capital Properties fell $0.26 (-1.7%) to $15.00 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,229,631 shares of American Realty Capital Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,607,300 shares. The stock ranged in price between $14.95-$15.30 after having opened the day at $15.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $15.26. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that declined today were:
BRASILAGRO - CIA Bras de Prop Agricolas
(
), down 5.7%,
(
), down 4.8%,
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), down 4.8% and
Institutional Financial Markets
(
), down 3.2%.
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. owns and acquires single tenant, freestanding commercial real estate that is net leased on a medium-term basis, primarily to investment grade credit rated and other creditworthy tenants. The company principally invests in retail and office properties. American Realty Capital Properties has a market cap of $2.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 13.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate American Realty Capital Properties a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
American Realty Capital Properties
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full American Realty Capital Properties Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
(
), up 22.4%,
China Housing & Land Development
(
), up 7.3%,
Income Opportunity Realty Investors
(
), up 7.0% and
(
), up 6.7% , were all gainers within the real estate industry with
(
) being today's featured real estate industry leader.
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iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate
(
) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider
ProShares Short Real Estate Fund
(
).
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