Today's Top Performers In Financial Services

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the financial services industry higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 11 points (-0.1%) at 17,856 as of Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,091 issues advancing vs. 1,846 declining with 161 unchanged.

The Financial Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. Top gainers within the industry include

Investment Technology Group

(

ITG

), up 16.9%,

PHH

(

PHH

), up 13.4%,

KKR

(

KKR

), up 1.9%,

State Street

(

STT

), up 1.3% and

Visa

(

V

), up 1.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Navient

(

NAVI

), down 2.7%, and

Synchrony Financial

(

SYF

), down 1.1%.

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

3.

Northern

(

NTRS

) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Northern is up $0.65 (0.9%) to $72.82 on light volume. Thus far, 415,835 shares of Northern exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $72.06-$73.12 after having opened the day at $72.39 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.17.

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Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. Northern has a market cap of $16.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 7.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there is 1 analyst who rates Northern a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Northern

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

Northern Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Bank of New York Mellon

(

BK

) is up $0.51 (1.2%) to $43.10 on light volume. Thus far, 2.2 million shares of Bank of New York Mellon exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $42.41-$43.19 after having opened the day at $42.41 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.59.

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, an investment company, provides financial products and services to institutions, corporations, and high net worth individuals in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Investment Management and Investment Services. Bank of New York Mellon has a market cap of $47.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 5.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Bank of New York Mellon a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Bank of New York Mellon

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full

Bank of New York Mellon Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Morgan Stanley

(

MS

) is up $0.33 (1.0%) to $33.73 on light volume. Thus far, 5.0 million shares of Morgan Stanley exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $33.41-$33.86 after having opened the day at $33.52 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $33.40.

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Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. Morgan Stanley has a market cap of $65.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 13.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts who rate Morgan Stanley a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Morgan Stanley

as a

buy

. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Morgan Stanley 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 financial services industry could consider

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(

XLF

) while those bearish on the financial services industry could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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