VeriFone Systems Inc. (PAY): Today's Featured Consumer Durables Winner

VeriFone Systems was a winner within the consumer durables industry, rising $1.86 (6.3%) to $31.50 on average volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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VeriFone Systems

(

PAY

) pushed the Consumer Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.7%. By the end of trading, VeriFone Systems rose $1.86 (6.3%) to $31.50 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.3 million shares of VeriFone Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.5 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $29.23-$31.62 after having opened the day at $29.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.64. Other companies within the Consumer Durables industry that increased today were:

SGOCO Group

(

SGOC

), up 29.4%,

Fossil

(

FOSL

), up 7.8%,

Mad Catz Interactive

(

MCZ

), up 7.6%, and

Libbey

(

LBY

), up 7%.

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Verifone Systems, Inc. designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions in North America and internationally. VeriFone Systems has a market cap of $3.19 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 16.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate VeriFone Systems a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates VeriFone Systems as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer durables industry could consider

Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR

(

XLY

) while those bearish on the consumer durables industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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