Real Estate Stocks On The Rise With Help From 3 Stocks

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the real estate industry higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 138 points (0.8%) at 17,628 as of Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,048 issues advancing vs. 870 declining with 189 unchanged.

The Real Estate industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.8%. Top gainers within the industry include

Weyerhaeuser

(

WY

), up 2.4%,

Icahn

(

IEP

), up 2.2%,

Macerich

(

MAC

), up 1.7%,

Jones Lang LaSalle

(

JLL

), up 1.6% and

Santander Consumer USA Holdings

(

SC

), up 1.4%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Equinix

(

EQIX

), down 3.2%, and

Equity Residential

(

EQR

), down 0.9%.

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

3.

CBRE Group

(

CBG

) is one of the companies pushing the Real Estate industry higher today. As of noon trading, CBRE Group is up $0.58 (1.7%) to $35.57 on light volume. Thus far, 643,879 shares of CBRE Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $35.04-$35.60 after having opened the day at $35.04 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.99.

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CBRE Group, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company worldwide. The company operates through Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific; Global Investment Management; and Development Services segments. CBRE Group has a market cap of $11.7 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 2.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 5 analysts who rate CBRE Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

CBRE Group

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

CBRE Group Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Realty Income

(

O

) is up $0.43 (0.9%) to $48.87 on light volume. Thus far, 705,339 shares of Realty Income exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $48.43-$48.92 after having opened the day at $48.46 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $48.44.

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Realty Income Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States. The firm makes investments in commercial real estate. Realty Income Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Escondido, California. Realty Income has a market cap of $12.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 1.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 3 analysts who rate Realty Income a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Realty Income

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

Realty Income Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Simon Property Group

(

SPG

) is up $1.52 (0.8%) to $188.35 on light volume. Thus far, 278,920 shares of Simon Property Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $187.04-$188.53 after having opened the day at $187.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $186.83.

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Simon Property Group, Inc. is an equity real estate investment trust. The firm invests in the real estate markets across the globe. It engages in investment, ownership, management, and development of properties. Simon Property Group has a market cap of $58.1 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 2.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate Simon Property Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Simon Property Group

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full

Simon Property 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 real estate industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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