MA, MS And GS, 3 Financial Services Stocks Pushing The Industry Lower

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the financial services industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 24 points (-0.1%) at 18,483 as of Friday, July 15, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,378 issues advancing vs. 1,527 declining with 156 unchanged.

The Financial Services industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. A company within the industry that fell today was

Discover Financial Services

(

DFS

), up 0.6%. Top gainers within the industry include

Nomura Holdings

(

NMR

), up 3.9%,

Carlyle Group

(

CG

), up 2.1%,

Oaktree Capital Group

(

OAK

), up 1.3% and

ORIX

(

IX

), up 1.3%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3.

MasterCard

(

MA

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, MasterCard is down $0.71 (-0.8%) to $90.74 on light volume. Thus far, 1.5 million shares of MasterCard exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $90.74-$92.03 after having opened the day at $92.03 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $91.45.

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MasterCard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. MasterCard has a market cap of $99.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 6.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate MasterCard a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

MasterCard

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

MasterCard Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Morgan Stanley

(

MS

) is down $0.25 (-0.9%) to $27.75 on average volume. Thus far, 8.1 million shares of Morgan Stanley exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 15.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $27.73-$28.28 after having opened the day at $28.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.00.

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Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. Morgan Stanley has a market cap of $52.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 12.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Morgan Stanley a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Morgan Stanley

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Morgan Stanley Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Goldman Sachs Group

(

GS

) is down $1.29 (-0.8%) to $161.25 on average volume. Thus far, 1.7 million shares of Goldman Sachs Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $160.70-$163.14 after having opened the day at $162.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $162.54.

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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. operates as an investment banking, securities, and investment management company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending, and Investment Management. Goldman Sachs Group has a market cap of $65.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 9.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Goldman Sachs Group a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Goldman Sachs Group

as a

hold

. Among the primary strengths of the company is its expanding profit margins over time. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Goldman Sachs Group Ratings Report

now.

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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 financial services industry could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial services industry could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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