Time Warner Inc (TWX): Today's Featured Media Winner

Time Warner was a winner within the media industry, rising $1.22 (2.1%) to $59.52 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Time Warner

(

TWX

) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Time Warner rose $1.22 (2.1%) to $59.52 on average volume. Throughout the day, 6,394,799 shares of Time Warner exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5,760,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $58.16-$59.72 after having opened the day at $58.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $58.30. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were:

Digital Domain Media Group

(

DDMG

), up 45.5%,

Digital Domain Media Group

(

DDMGQ

), up 45.5%,

YOU On Demand Holdings

(

YOD

), up 6.8% and

Emmis Communications

(

EMMS

), up 4.1%.

Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Networks, Film and TV Entertainment, and Publishing. Time Warner has a market cap of $53.9 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.8, equal to the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 20.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate Time Warner a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Time Warner

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, 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.

On the negative front,

Envoy Capital Group

(

ECGI

), down 5.1%,

Digital Cinema Destinations Corp Class A

(

DCIN

), down 5.0%,

Point.360

(

PTSX

), down 5.0% and

Entravision Communications Corporation

(

EVC

), down 4.7% , were all laggards within the media industry with

News Corporation

(

NWSA

) being today's media industry laggard.

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

PowerShares Dynamic Media

(

PBS

) while those bearish on the media industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services

(

SCC

).

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