Goldcorp Inc. (GG): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Winner

Goldcorp was a winner within the metals & mining industry, rising $0.60 (2.1%) to $28.74 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Goldcorp

(

GG

) pushed the Metals & Mining industry higher today making it today's featured metals & mining winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Goldcorp rose $0.60 (2.1%) to $28.74 on average volume. Throughout the day, 6,962,469 shares of Goldcorp exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7,736,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $27.52-$28.77 after having opened the day at $27.76 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.14. Other companies within the Metals & Mining industry that increased today were:

USEC

(

USU

), up 37.5%,

Uranium Resources

(

URRE

), up 34.7%,

Crosshair Energy

(

CXZ

), up 33.3% and

China Gengsheng Minerals

(

CHGS

), up 11.0%.

Goldcorp Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and operation of precious metal properties in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. It primarily explores for gold ores, as well as for silver, copper, lead, and zinc ores. Goldcorp has a market cap of $23.0 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 22.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Goldcorp a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Goldcorp as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

On the negative front,

Cardero Resources Corporation

(

CDY

), down 7.3%,

Sterlite Industries (India

(

SLT

), down 7.2%,

Tasman Metals

(

TAS

), down 6.9% and

Exeter Resource Corporation

(

XRA

), down 6.2% , were all laggards within the metals & mining industry with

Gerdau

(

GGB

) being today's metals & mining industry laggard.

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

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

(

XME

) while those bearish on the metals & mining industry could consider

PowerShares DB Base Metals Sht ETN

(

BOS

).

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