Rock-Tenn Company (RKT): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

Rock-Tenn Company was a winner within the consumer non-durables industry, rising $7.89 (7.4%) to $114.27 on heavy volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Rock-Tenn Company

(

RKT

) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer non-durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Rock-Tenn Company rose $7.89 (7.4%) to $114.27 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 1,680,572 shares of Rock-Tenn Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 653,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $111.40-$114.56 after having opened the day at $111.64 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $106.38. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were:

Maidenform Brands

(

MFB

), up 22.4%,

Rocky Brands

(

RCKY

), up 14.0%,

Hanesbrands

(

HBI

), up 7.9% and

STR Holdings

(

STRI

), up 7.0%.

Rock-Tenn Company manufactures and sells corrugated and consumer packaging products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and China. Rock-Tenn Company has a market cap of $7.8 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 52.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Rock-Tenn Company a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Rock-Tenn Company

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its 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 these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

On the negative front,

Tandy Brands Accessories

(

TBAC

), down 6.1%,

Swisher Hygiene

(

SWSH

), down 5.1%,

Tufco Technologies

(

TFCO

), down 4.5% and

Zuoan Fashion

(

ZA

), down 3.5% , were all laggards within the consumer non-durables industry with

Ecolab

(

ECL

) being today's consumer non-durables industry laggard.

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

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR

(

XLP

) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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