Ultra Petroleum Corporation (UPL): Today's Featured Basic Materials Laggard
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) pushed the Basic Materials sector lower today making it today's featured Basic Materials laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Ultra Petroleum Corporation fell 28 cents (-1.3%) to $20.78 on average volume. Throughout the day, three million shares of Ultra Petroleum Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.6 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.30-$21 after having opened the day at $20.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.06. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that declined today were:
(
), down 11%,
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), down 7.8%,
China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources
(
), down 7.8%, and
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), down 7.7%.
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Ultra Petroleum Corp., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Ultra Petroleum Corporation has a market cap of $3.33 billion and is part of the energy industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.2, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 28.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Ultra Petroleum Corporation a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Ultra Petroleum Corporation as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Ultra Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporat
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), up 17.2%,
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), up 16.1%,
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), up 13.4%, and
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), up 11.5%, were all gainers within the basic materials sector with
(
) being today's featured basic materials sector leader.
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) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd
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).
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