General Growth Properties Inc (GGP): Today's Featured Real Estate Laggard

General Growth Properties was a leading decliner within the real estate industry, falling 44 cents (-2.2%) to $19.22 on average volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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General Growth Properties

(

GGP

) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, General Growth Properties fell 44 cents (-2.2%) to $19.22 on average volume. Throughout the day, six million shares of General Growth Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $18.82-$19.30 after having opened the day at $19.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $19.66. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that declined today were:

W. P. Carey

(

WPC

), down 5.7%,

Roberts Realty Investors

(

RPI

), down 5.4%,

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings

(

NSM

), down 5.3%, and

Walter Investment Management

(

WAC

), down 3.6%.

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General Growth Properties, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Other, and Master Planned Communities. General Growth Properties has a market cap of $17.96 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of -37.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 34% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are two analysts that rate General Growth Properties a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates General Growth Properties as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall.

On the positive front,

Impac Mortgage Holdings

(

IMH

), up 30.9%,

Maui Land & Pineapple Company

(

MLP

), up 12.3%,

Institutional Financial Markets

(

IFMI

), up 7.3%, and

MHI Hospitality Corporation

(

MDH

), up 5.5%, were all gainers within the real estate industry with

American Express

(

AXP

) being today's featured real estate industry leader.

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

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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