American Realty Capital Properties Inc (ARCP): Today's Featured Real Estate Winner
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American Realty Capital Properties
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) pushed the Real Estate industry higher today making it today's featured real estate winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.8%. By the end of trading, American Realty Capital Properties rose $0.23 (1.6%) to $14.88 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 6,677,845 shares of American Realty Capital Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,799,000 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $14.51-$14.89 after having opened the day at $14.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.65. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that increased today were:
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), up 4.3%,
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure
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), up 3.5%,
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), up 3.5% and
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), up 2.5%.
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 $2.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 8.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. 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 negative front,
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), down 31.1%,
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), down 5.5%,
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), down 5.0% and
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), down 4.8% , were all laggards within the real estate industry with
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) being today's real estate industry laggard.
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iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate
(
) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider
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).
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