Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (LL): 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 0.5%. By the end of trading, Lumber Liquidators Holdings rose $5.99 (6.9%) to $92.60 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 1,961,152 shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 723,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $91.53-$96.00 after having opened the day at $93.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $86.61. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were:
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), up 7.5%,
Christopher & Banks Corporation
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), up 3.1%,
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), up 2.3% and
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), up 2.1%.
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, and hardwood flooring enhancements and accessories. Lumber Liquidators Holdings has a market cap of $2.4 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 65.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Lumber Liquidators Holdings a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Lumber Liquidators Holdings
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.
- You can view the full Lumber Liquidators Holdings Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 6.1%,
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), down 5.5%,
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), down 4.7% and
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), down 4.5% , 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
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).
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