Navistar International Corp (NAV): Today's Featured Automotive Laggard

Navistar International was a leading decliner within the automotive industry, falling $0.34 (-1.1%) to $29.16 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Navistar International

(

NAV

) pushed the Automotive industry lower today making it today's featured Automotive laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Navistar International fell $0.34 (-1.1%) to $29.16 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,280,961 shares of Navistar International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,410,500 shares. The stock ranged in price between $28.91-$29.69 after having opened the day at $29.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.50. Other companies within the Automotive industry that declined today were:

China Automotive Systems

(

CAAS

), down 6.2%,

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

(

HY

), down 2.2%,

Arctic Cat

(

ACAT

), down 1.9% and

Westport Innovations

(

WPRT

), down 1.7%.

Navistar International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells commercial and military trucks, buses, diesel engines, and recreational vehicles, as well as provides service parts for trucks and trailers worldwide. Navistar International has a market cap of $2.3 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 32.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Navistar International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Navistar International

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share.

On the positive front,

Federal-Mogul

(

FDML

), up 3.2%,

Winnebago Industries

(

WGO

), up 2.5%,

Thor Industries

(

THO

), up 2.5% and

Harley-Davidson

(

HOG

), up 1.6% , were all gainers within the automotive industry with

Tesla Motors

(

TSLA

) being today's featured automotive industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider

Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR

(

XLY

) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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