W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW): Today's Featured Wholesale Winner

W.W. Grainger was a winner within the wholesale industry, rising $2.84 (1.1%) to $260.15 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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W.W. Grainger

(

GWW

) pushed the Wholesale industry higher today making it today's featured wholesale winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, W.W. Grainger rose $2.84 (1.1%) to $260.15 on average volume. Throughout the day, 257,529 shares of W.W. Grainger exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 299,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $256.63-$261.68 after having opened the day at $258.63 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $257.31. Other companies within the Wholesale industry that increased today were:

InfoSonics Corporation

(

IFON

), up 6.7%,

Bluelinx Holdings

(

BXC

), up 5.7%,

Rockwell Automation

(

ROK

), up 5.6% and

Armco Metals Holdings

(

CNAM

), up 3.3%.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. engages in the distribution of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies, as well as other related products and services for businesses and institutions primarily in the United States and Canada. W.W. Grainger has a market cap of $17.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 26.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate W.W. Grainger a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

W.W. Grainger

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and increase in net income. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

On the negative front,

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network

(

ANW

), down 5.0%,

Coast Distribution System

(

CRV

), down 3.7%,

Richardson Electronics

(

RELL

), down 3.0% and

Crystal Rock Holdings

(

CRVP

), down 2.2%.

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

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods

(

IYK

) while those bearish on the wholesale industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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