Western Refining Inc (WNR): Today's Featured Energy Winner
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) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.2%. By the end of trading, Western Refining rose $0.55 (1.9%) to $29.05 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 2,921,370 shares of Western Refining exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,894,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $28.41-$29.25 after having opened the day at $28.54 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.50. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were:
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), up 8.9%,
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), up 8.5%,
Houston American Energy Corporation
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), up 5.8% and
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), up 4.4%.
Western Refining, Inc. operates as an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products. It operates in three segments: Refining, Wholesale, and Retail. Western Refining has a market cap of $2.3 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 1.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Western Refining a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Western Refining
as a
. 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, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Western Refining Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 10.8%,
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), down 8.2%,
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), down 7.8% and
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), down 7.4% , were all laggards within the energy industry with
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) being today's energy industry laggard.
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