Noble Energy Inc (NBL): Today's Featured Basic Materials Laggard
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) pushed the Basic Materials sector lower today making it today's featured Basic Materials laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Noble Energy fell $0.79 (-1.2%) to $65.18 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,305,938 shares of Noble Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,078,000 shares. The stock ranged in price between $65.17-$66.11 after having opened the day at $66.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $65.97. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that declined today were:
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), down 10.3%,
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), down 8.5%,
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), down 8.4% and
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), down 8.0%.
Noble Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in the United States, West Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean. Noble Energy has a market cap of $23.7 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 29.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Noble Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Noble Energy
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Noble Energy Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 18.5%,
International Tower Hill Mines
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), up 16.9%,
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), up 16.4% and
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), up 16.2% , were all gainers within the basic materials sector with
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) being today's featured basic materials sector leader.
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) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
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