Dow Today: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Leads The Day Higher, Bank Of America Corporation (BAC) Lags
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) is trading down 18 points (-0.1%) at 12,856 as of Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012, 9:40 a.m. ET. During this time, 49.9 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 818.6 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 713 issues advancing vs. 1,892 declining with 162 unchanged.
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be
(NYSE:
), which is sporting a 25-cent gain (+0.4%) bringing the stock to $62.04. Volume for Wal-Mart Stores currently sits at 235,370 shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 9.5 million shares.
Wal-Mart Stores has a market cap of $210.24 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 3.4% year to date as of Monday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 2.4%.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company's Walmart U.S. The company has a P/E ratio of 14, above the average retail industry P/E ratio of 13.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
TheStreet Ratings rates Wal-Mart Stores as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
- You can view the full Wal-Mart Stores Ratings Report.
Holding back the Dow today is
(NYSE:
), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a 14-cent decline (-1.8%) bringing the stock to $8.10. This single loss is lowering the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 1.06 points or roughly accounting for 5.9% of the Dow's overall loss. Volume for Bank of America Corporation currently sits at 32.2 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 271.9 million shares.
- See our dividend calendar or top-yielding stocks list.
Bank of America Corporation has a market cap of $73.89 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 48.4% year to date as of Monday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 0.5%.
Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services to individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, corporations, and governments primarily in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 807, above the average banking industry P/E ratio of 729 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
TheStreet Ratings rates Bank of America Corporation as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally weak debt management and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Bank of America Ratings Report.
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