GNC Holdings Inc (GNC): Today's Featured Retail Winner
(
) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, GNC Holdings rose $0.51 (1.1%) to $47.29 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,472,803 shares of GNC Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,484,400 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $46.85-$47.60 after having opened the day at $46.90 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $46.78. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were:
LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd ADR
(
), up 14.0%,
(
), up 7.1%,
(
), up 6.1% and
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), up 5.8%.
GNC Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of health and wellness products. It operates through three segments: Retail, Franchise, and Manufacturing/Wholesale. GNC Holdings has a market cap of $4.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 39.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate GNC Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates GNC Holdings as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, revenue growth and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet.
- You can view the full GNC Holdings Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 7.2%,
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), down 7.1%,
(
), down 4.9% and
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
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), down 4.9% , were all laggards within the retail industry with
(
) being today's retail industry laggard.
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) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
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).
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