Tiffany & Co. (TIF): Today's Featured Specialty Retail Laggard

Tiffany was a leading decliner within the specialty retail industry, falling $1.37 (-1.7%) to $78.66 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Tiffany

(

TIF

) pushed the Specialty Retail industry lower today making it today's featured Specialty Retail laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.5%. By the end of trading, Tiffany fell $1.37 (-1.7%) to $78.66 on average volume. Throughout the day, 955,856 shares of Tiffany exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,130,200 shares. The stock ranged in price between $78.38-$79.86 after having opened the day at $79.68 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $80.03. Other companies within the Specialty Retail industry that declined today were:

Lentuo International

(

LAS

), down 8.1%,

Francescas Holdings

(

FRAN

), down 5.4%,

Zagg

(

ZAGG

), down 5.0% and

Office Depot

(

ODP

), down 4.7%.

Tiffany & Co., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and retail of jewelry worldwide. The company operates through Americas, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Europe, and Other segments. Tiffany has a market cap of $10.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 38.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Tiffany a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Tiffany

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.

On the positive front,

Dover Saddlery

(

DOVR

), up 7.8%,

Winmark Corporation

(

WINA

), up 5.0%,

Odyssey Marine Exploration

(

OMEX

), up 4.9% and

Blue Nile

(

NILE

), up 3.8%.

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

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

(

XRT

) while those bearish on the specialty retail industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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