Reynolds American Inc (RAI): Today's Featured Tobacco Winner
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) pushed the Tobacco industry higher today making it today's featured tobacco winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.5%. By the end of trading, Reynolds American rose 41 cents (1%) to $41.39 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.7 million shares of Reynolds American exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $40.80-$41.73 after having opened the day at $40.84 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.98.
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Reynolds American Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarette and other tobacco products in the United States. Reynolds American has a market cap of $23.05 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 0.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Reynolds American a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Reynolds American as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.
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