Leucadia National Corporation (LUK): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Laggard
(
) pushed the Consumer Goods sector lower today making it today's featured Consumer Goods laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Leucadia National Corporation fell $0.48 (-1.8%) to $25.65 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,719,902 shares of Leucadia National Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,515,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $25.61-$26.28 after having opened the day at $26.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.13. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that declined today were:
(
), down 7.0%,
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), down 6.3%,
(
), down 6.2% and
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), down 5.5%.
Leucadia National Corporation engages in investment banking, beef processing, manufacturing, telecommunications, gaming, real estate, energy, medical product development, and winery operations in the United States and internationally. Leucadia National Corporation has a market cap of $9.4 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. Shares are up 9.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Leucadia National Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, increase in stock price during the past year and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Leucadia National Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations
(
), up 12.0%,
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), up 7.9%,
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), up 7.4% and
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), up 6.2% , were all gainers within the consumer goods sector with
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) being today's featured consumer goods sector leader.
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iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods
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) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).
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