3 Services Stocks Pushing Sector Growth

All three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 41 points (0.2%) at 17,692 as of Thursday, May 5, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,523 issues advancing vs. 1,363 declining with 169 unchanged. The Services sector currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include Discovery Communications ( DISCK), up 4.6%, Alibaba Group ( BABA), up 4.2%, CBS ( CBS), up 2.0%, CBS ( CBS.A), up 1.7% and Delta Air Lines ( DAL), up 1.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include DISH Network ( DISH), down 2.0%, FedEx ( FDX), down 1.7%, Las Vegas Sands ( LVS), down 1.2%, Kroger ( KR), down 1.1% and United Parcel Service ( UPS), down 0.8%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today: 3. W.W. Grainger ( GWW) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, W.W. Grainger is up $5.57 (2.4%) to $233.44 on average volume. Thus far, 323,725 shares of W.W. Grainger exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 704,800 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $229.80-$235.49 after having opened the day at $230.06 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $227.87. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies; and other related products and services that are used by businesses and institutions. W.W. Grainger has a market cap of $14.3 billion and is part of the wholesale industry. Shares are up 13.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate W.W. Grainger a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 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 revenue growth, notable return on equity, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full W.W. Grainger Ratings Report now. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. 2. As of noon trading, Whole Foods Market ( WFM) is up $1.47 (5.2%) to $29.98 on heavy volume. Thus far, 12.6 million shares of Whole Foods Market exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $28.54-$30.24 after having opened the day at $28.86 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.51. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates natural and organic foods supermarkets. Its stores offers produce, packaged goods, bulk, frozen, dairy, meat, bakery, prepared foods, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, body care, pet foods, grocery, and household goods. Whole Foods Market has a market cap of $9.3 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are down 14.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts who rate Whole Foods Market a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 17 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Whole Foods Market as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and weak operating cash flow. Get the full Whole Foods Market Ratings Report now. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. 1. As of noon trading, McKesson ( MCK) is up $8.38 (5.1%) to $173.39 on heavy volume. Thus far, 2.3 million shares of McKesson exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $169.48-$178.50 after having opened the day at $171.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $165.01. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. McKesson Corporation delivers pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and health care information technologies to the healthcare industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, McKesson Distribution Solutions and McKesson Technology Solutions. McKesson has a market cap of $38.4 billion and is part of the wholesale industry. Shares are down 16.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 10 analysts who rate McKesson a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates McKesson as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income, revenue growth and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full McKesson Ratings Report now. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: See inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar charitable trust portfolio to see the stocks he thinks could be potential winners. Click here to see his holdings for 14-days FREE. If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the services sector could consider iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services ( IYC) while those bearish on the services sector could consider ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers ( SCC).