FOX, TWX And BABA, Pushing Services Sector Downward

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

Two out of the three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 7 points (0.0%) at 17,806 as of Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,737 issues advancing vs. 1,177 declining with 175 unchanged.

The Services sector currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Melco Crown Entertainment

(

MPEL

), down 4.3%,

Walt Disney

(

DIS

), down 3.3%,

Ctrip.com International

(

CTRP

), down 2.3% and

Las Vegas Sands

(

LVS

), down 1.6%. Top gainers within the sector include

Kroger

(

KR

), up 2.6%,

American Airlines Group

(

AAL

), up 2.2%,

United Continental Holdings

(

UAL

), up 1.9%,

Royal Philips

(

PHG

), up 1.5% and

Luxottica Group SpA

(

LUX

), up 1.3%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector lower today:

3.

Twenty-First Century Fox

(

FOX

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Twenty-First Century Fox is down $0.34 (-1.1%) to $29.98 on light volume. Thus far, 1.1 million shares of Twenty-First Century Fox exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $29.68-$30.24 after having opened the day at $30.21 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $30.32.

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Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. operates as a diversified media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Cable Network Programming; Television; Filmed Entertainment; and Other, Corporate and Eliminations segments. Twenty-First Century Fox has a market cap of $24.2 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are down 17.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Twenty-First Century Fox a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Twenty-First Century Fox

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Twenty-First Century Fox Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Time Warner

(

TWX

) is down $0.44 (-0.6%) to $69.86 on light volume. Thus far, 1.2 million shares of Time Warner exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $68.83-$69.90 after having opened the day at $69.78 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $70.30.

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Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. Time Warner has a market cap of $56.2 billion and is part of the media industry. Shares are down 17.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate Time Warner a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Time Warner

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Time Warner Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Alibaba Group

(

BABA

) is down $1.11 (-1.4%) to $80.60 on average volume. Thus far, 8.3 million shares of Alibaba Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 19.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $79.28-$80.67 after having opened the day at $80.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $81.71.

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China and internationally. Alibaba Group has a market cap of $203.9 billion and is part of the specialty retail industry. Shares are down 21.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 16 analysts that rate Alibaba Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Alibaba Group

as a

sell

. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been a generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Alibaba Group Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the services sector could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the services sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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