Today's Top Performers In Services

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

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 4 points (0.0%) at 18,344 as of Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,211 issues advancing vs. 1,725 declining with 124 unchanged.

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

Markit

(

MRKT

), up 6.5%,

John Wiley & Sons

(

JW.B

), up 6.1%,

LATAM Airlines Group

(

LFL

), up 5.4%,

Sysco

(

SYY

), up 1.6% and

CVS Health

(

CVS

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

Michaels Companies

(

MIK

), down 7.6%,

Cencosud

(

CNCO

), down 2.6%,

Las Vegas Sands

(

LVS

), down 1.9%,

Alliance Data Systems

(

ADS

), down 1.7% and

Lowe's Companies

(

LOW

), down 1.7%.

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

3.

McKesson

(

MCK

) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, McKesson is up $1.54 (0.8%) to $197.01 on light volume. Thus far, 519,950 shares of McKesson exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $195.68-$197.78 after having opened the day at $196.46 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $195.47.

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McKesson Corporation operates as a pharmaceutical distribution services and information technology company in the United States and internationally. It offers pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, and services for healthcare operations. McKesson has a market cap of $43.4 billion and is part of the wholesale industry. Shares are down 0.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate McKesson a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

McKesson

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full

McKesson Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

Walgreens Boots Alliance

(

WBA

) is up $0.64 (0.8%) to $81.86 on light volume. Thus far, 1.7 million shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $81.21-$82.23 after having opened the day at $81.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $81.22.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. operates as a pharmacy-led health and wellbeing company. The company operates through three segments: Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International, and Pharmaceutical Wholesale. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market cap of $88.5 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 4.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 11 analysts who rate Walgreens Boots Alliance a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Walgreens Boots Alliance

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 and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Walgreens Boots Alliance Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Chipotle Mexican Grill

(

CMG

) is up $9.15 (2.2%) to $417.49 on heavy volume. Thus far, 848,269 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $411.00-$420.00 after having opened the day at $411.40 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $408.34.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates fast-casual fresh Mexican food restaurants. As of December 31, 2015, the company operated 1,971 Chipotle restaurants in the United States; 11 in Canada; 7 in England; 4 in France; and 1 in Germany. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a market cap of $11.7 billion and is part of the leisure industry. Shares are down 14.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 8 analysts who rate Chipotle Mexican Grill a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Chipotle Mexican Grill

as a

hold

. The company's strongest point has been its very decent return on equity which we feel should persist. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and poor profit margins. Get the full

Chipotle Mexican Grill 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

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the services sector could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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