Rite Aid Corporation (RAD): Today's Featured Retail Winner

Rite Aid Corporation was a winner within the retail industry, rising $0.23 (8.1%) to $3.06 on heavy volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Rite Aid Corporation

(

RAD

) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Rite Aid Corporation rose $0.23 (8.1%) to $3.06 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 43,051,907 shares of Rite Aid Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 24,939,200 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $2.80-$3.09 after having opened the day at $2.83 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $2.83. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were:

dELiA*s

(

DLIA

), up 4.6%,

Susser Holdings Corporation

(

SUSS

), up 4.4%,

Ingles Markets

(

IMKTA

), up 3.7% and

Casey's General Stores

(

CASY

), up 3.5%.

Rite Aid Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of retail drugstores in the United States. Rite Aid Corporation has a market cap of $2.5 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 105.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Rite Aid Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Rite Aid Corporation as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins.

On the negative front,

China Jo-Jo Drugstores

(

CJJD

), down 16.0%,

Stamps.com

(

STMP

), down 11.1%,

Liquidity Service

(

LQDT

), down 7.9% and

Overstock.com

(

OSTK

), down 6.2% , were all laggards within the retail industry with

Bed Bath & Beyond

(

BBBY

) being today's retail industry laggard.

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

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

(

XRT

) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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