Today's Stocks Driving Success For The Consumer Goods Sector

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the consumer goods sector higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 27 points (0.2%) at 17,957 as of Friday, July 1, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,893 issues advancing vs. 1,079 declining with 105 unchanged.

The Consumer Goods sector currently sits up 0.6% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include

BRF

(

BRFS

), up 4.1%,

Ford Motor

(

F

), up 1.2%,

Nike

(

NKE

), up 0.7% and

Apple

(

AAPL

), up 0.6%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:

3.

Delphi Automotive

(

DLPH

) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector higher today. As of noon trading, Delphi Automotive is up $1.29 (2.1%) to $63.89 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.8 million shares of Delphi Automotive exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $62.97-$64.98 after having opened the day at $63.49 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.60.

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Delphi Automotive PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufacturers vehicle components; and provides electrical and electronic, powertrain, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets worldwide. Delphi Automotive has a market cap of $17.1 billion and is part of the automotive industry. Shares are down 27.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts who rate Delphi Automotive a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Delphi Automotive

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full

Delphi Automotive Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

VF

(

VFC

) is up $0.90 (1.5%) to $62.39 on average volume. Thus far, 918,138 shares of VF exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $61.59-$62.58 after having opened the day at $61.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $61.49.

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V.F. Corporation engages in the design, production, procurement, marketing, and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and related products in the United States and Europe. VF has a market cap of $25.3 billion and is part of the consumer non-durables industry. Shares are down 1.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts who rate VF a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

VF

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and reasonable valuation levels. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

VF Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

General Motors

(

GM

) is up $0.32 (1.1%) to $28.62 on average volume. Thus far, 8.2 million shares of General Motors exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 11.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $28.36-$28.98 after having opened the day at $28.69 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.30.

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General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM Europe, GM International Operations, GM South America, and GM Financial segments. General Motors has a market cap of $43.4 billion and is part of the automotive industry. Shares are down 16.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate General Motors a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

General Motors

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

General Motors Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer goods sector could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods

(

IYK

) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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