J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP): Today's Featured Retail Winner
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) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, J.C. Penney rose $0.37 (2.3%) to $16.49 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8,965,646 shares of J.C. Penney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9,793,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $15.94-$16.76 after having opened the day at $16.10 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.12. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were:
LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd ADR
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), up 6.8%,
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), up 3.5%,
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), up 3.1% and
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), up 2.8%.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., operates department stores. The company sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings. J.C. Penney has a market cap of $3.5 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 18.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate J.C. Penney a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates J.C. Penney as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full J.C. Penney Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 9.7%,
Fairway Group Holdings Corp Class A
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), down 4.3%,
Christopher & Banks Corporation
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), down 4.0% and
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), down 3.5% , were all laggards within the retail industry with
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) 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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