Today's Top Performers In Services
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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 199 points (-1.1%) at 17,696 as of Friday, March 13, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 614 issues advancing vs. 2,348 declining with 137 unchanged.
The Services sector currently sits down 0.8% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.8%. Top gainers within the sector include
(
), up 1.0%,
(
), up 0.9% and
(
), up 0.7%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao
(
), down 4.4%,
(
), down 4.2%,
(
), down 2.5%,
(
), down 2.2% and
(
), down 1.8%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances is up $5.77 (4.0%) to $150.59 on heavy volume. Thus far, 3.3 million shares of Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 615,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $148.11-$156.00 after having opened the day at $155.09 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $144.82.
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ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. operates specialty retail stores in the United States. Its stores offer an assortment of branded and private label beauty products in cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, and salon styling tools. Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances has a market cap of $9.1 billion and is part of the specialty retail industry. Shares are up 13.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances Ratings Report
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.42 (4.3%) to $34.29 on heavy volume. Thus far, 3.4 million shares of Trinity Industries exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $32.55-$34.90 after having opened the day at $32.64 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $32.87.
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Trinity Industries, Inc. provides various products and services for the energy, transportation, chemical, and construction sectors in the United States and internationally. Trinity Industries has a market cap of $4.9 billion and is part of the transportation industry. Shares are up 17.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate Trinity Industries a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Trinity Industries
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full
Trinity Industries Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.89 (1.1%) to $81.78 on light volume. Thus far, 1.1 million shares of Dollar Tree Stores exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $80.71-$82.12 after having opened the day at $80.89 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $80.89.
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Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety stores in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer merchandise at the fixed price of $1.00. Dollar Tree Stores has a market cap of $16.2 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 14.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate Dollar Tree Stores a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Dollar Tree Stores
as a
. 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, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full
Dollar Tree Stores 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 services sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
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