Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.A): Today's Featured Energy Laggard

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras was a leading decliner within the energy industry, falling $0.26 (-1.9%) to $13.75 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras

(

PBR.A

) pushed the Energy industry lower today making it today's featured Energy laggard. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras fell $0.26 (-1.9%) to $13.75 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8,690,451 shares of Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7,922,000 shares. The stock ranged in price between $13.71-$14.10 after having opened the day at $13.84 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.01. Other companies within the Energy industry that declined today were:

Gastar Exploration

(

GST

), down 5.5%,

Linn Energy

(

LINE

), down 4.6%,

EPL Oil & Gas

(

EPL

), down 4.4% and

Lucas Energy

(

LEI

), down 3.8%.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras operates as an integrated oil and gas company in Brazil and internationally. Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras has a market cap of $87.8 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 30.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins.

On the positive front,

InterOil Corporation

(

IOC

), up 10.1%,

BPZ Resources

(

BPZ

), up 5.1%,

Alon USA Partners

(

ALDW

), up 4.9% and

Western Refining

(

WNR

), up 4.2% , were all gainers within the energy industry with

Halliburton Company

(

HAL

) being today's featured energy industry leader.

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

Energy Select Sector SPDR

(

XLE

) while those bearish on the energy industry could consider

Proshares Short Oil & Gas

(

DDG

).

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