Focus Media Holding Ltd. (FMCN): Today's Featured Media Laggard
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), down 76.7%,
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), down 10.5%,
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), down 5%, and
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), down 4.9%.
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Focus Media Holding Limited, a multi-platform digital media company, operates liquid crystal display (LCD) network using audiovisual digital displays in China. Focus Media has a market cap of $3.25 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 29% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are five analysts that rate Focus Media a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Focus Media as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, impressive record of earnings per share growth and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Focus Media Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 12.1%,
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), up 11%,
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), up 9.5%, and
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation
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), up 8.8%, were all gainers within the media industry with
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) being today's featured media industry leader.
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