HRB, URI And ADS, Pushing Diversified Services Industry Downward
All three major indices are trading up today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 8 points (0.0%) at 18,524 as of Monday, July 18, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,660 issues advancing vs. 1,244 declining with 151 unchanged.
The Diversified Services industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. A company within the industry that increased today was
(
), up 1.6%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, H&R Block is down $0.24 (-1.0%) to $24.03 on light volume. Thus far, 743,653 shares of H&R Block exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $24.03-$24.30 after having opened the day at $24.23 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.27.
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H&R Block, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides tax preparation and other services to the general public primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia. H&R Block has a market cap of $5.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 27.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate H&R Block a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
H&R Block
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and generally higher debt management risk. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $1.18 (-1.7%) to $68.94 on light volume. Thus far, 703,123 shares of United Rentals exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $68.65-$69.87 after having opened the day at $69.87 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $70.12.
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United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals; and Trench, Power, and Pump. United Rentals has a market cap of $6.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 3.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate United Rentals a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
United Rentals
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $2.31 (-1.1%) to $210.86 on average volume. Thus far, 375,641 shares of Alliance Data Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 873,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $209.03-$212.71 after having opened the day at $210.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $213.17.
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides marketing and loyalty solutions in the United States and internationally. Alliance Data Systems has a market cap of $12.5 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 22.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate Alliance Data Systems a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Alliance Data Systems
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Alliance Data Systems Ratings Report
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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 diversified services industry could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).