HollyFrontier Corp (HFC): Today's Featured Energy Laggard
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) pushed the Energy industry lower today making it today's featured Energy laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.7%. By the end of trading, HollyFrontier fell $0.44 (-1.0%) to $41.84 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,805,641 shares of HollyFrontier exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,433,800 shares. The stock ranged in price between $41.76-$42.65 after having opened the day at $42.49 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.28. Other companies within the Energy industry that declined today were:
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), down 21.1%,
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), down 7.0%,
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporat
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), down 4.7% and
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), down 4.4%.
HollyFrontier Corporation operates as an independent petroleum refiner and marketer in the United States. It produces light products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oil, and specialty and modified asphalt. HollyFrontier has a market cap of $8.6 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 9.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate HollyFrontier a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
HollyFrontier
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels, notable return on equity and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full HollyFrontier Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 9.9% and
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), up 8.2% , were all gainers within the energy industry with
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) being today's featured energy industry leader.
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