Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Winner

Cliffs Natural Resources was a winner within the metals & mining industry, rising 86 cents (2.4%) to $37.13 on light volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Cliffs Natural Resources

(

CLF

) pushed the Metals & Mining industry higher today making it today's featured metals & mining winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Cliffs Natural Resources rose 86 cents (2.4%) to $37.13 on light volume. Throughout the day, 5.2 million shares of Cliffs Natural Resources exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $36.16-$37.54 after having opened the day at $36.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.27. Other companies within the Metals & Mining industry that increased today were:

Atlatsa Resources

(

ATL

), up 19.4%,

Entree Gold

(

EGI

), up 11.2%,

Turquoise Hill Resources

(

TRQ

), up 9.4%, and

Minco Gold Corporation

(

MGH

), up 8%.

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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a mining and natural resources company, engages in the production of iron ore pellets, fines and lump ore, and metallurgical coal. Cliffs Natural Resources has a market cap of $5.37 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 5.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 39.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Cliffs Natural Resources a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Cliffs Natural Resources as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow.

On the negative front,

Prospect Global Resources

(

PGRX

), down 10.6%,

International Tower Hill Mines

(

THM

), down 7.6%,

Brigus Gold

(

BRD

), down 5.3%, and

General Steel Holdings

(

GSI

), down 5%, were all laggards within the metals & mining industry with

Kinross Gold Corporation

(

KGC

) being today's metals & mining industry laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the metals & mining industry could consider

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

(

XME

) while those bearish on the metals & mining industry could consider

PowerShares DB Base Metals Sht ETN

(

BOS

).

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