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

VeriFone Systems was a winner within the consumer durables industry, rising $0.29 (1.7%) to $17.20 on light volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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 0.2%. By the end of trading, VeriFone Systems rose $0.29 (1.7%) to $17.20 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2,069,415 shares of VeriFone Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,251,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $16.53-$17.22 after having opened the day at $16.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.91. Other companies within the Consumer Durables industry that increased today were:

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations

(

GAI

), up 12.0%,

Mattress Firm

(

MFRM

), up 4.2%,

Appliance Recycling Centers Of America

(

ARCI

), up 3.5% and

Skullcandy

(

SKUL

), up 3.4%.

Verifone Systems, Inc. designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions worldwide. VeriFone Systems has a market cap of $1.8 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 43.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate VeriFone Systems a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates VeriFone Systems as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.

On the negative front,

SGOCO Group

(

SGOC

), down 6.3%,

Entertainment Gaming Asia

(

EGT

), down 3.8%,

Furniture Brands International

(

FBN

), down 3.4% and

Stanley Furniture Company

(

STLY

), down 2.7% , were all laggards within the consumer durables industry with

Tempur Sealy International

(

TPX

) being today's consumer durables industry laggard.

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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