3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Diversified Services Industry

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 Diversified Services industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. A company within the industry that fell today was Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS), up 0.6%. Top gainers within the industry include AMN Healthcare Services ( AHS), up 4.9%, INC Research Holdings ( INCR), up 3.3%, Corrections Corp of America ( CXW), up 2.9%, Maximus ( MMS), up 2.8% and Jacobs Engineering Group ( JEC), up 2.7%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today: 3. YY ( YY) is one of the companies pushing the Diversified Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, YY is down $2.27 (-3.6%) to $60.60 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of YY exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 697,900 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $59.52-$62.65 after having opened the day at $62.47 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.87. 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. YY Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an online social platform in the People's Republic of China. YY has a market cap of $3.4 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 0.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are no analysts that rate YY a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates YY as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full YY 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, Paychex ( PAYX) is down $0.28 (-0.5%) to $51.59 on average volume. Thus far, 886,929 shares of Paychex exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $51.32-$52.08 after having opened the day at $51.95 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $51.87. 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. Paychex, Inc. provides payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States and Germany. Paychex has a market cap of $18.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 1.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Paychex a buy, 6 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Paychex as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full Paychex 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, Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance ( ULTA) is down $3.59 (-1.7%) to $206.38 on light volume. Thus far, 480,812 shares of Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $204.46-$209.78 after having opened the day at $209.08 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $209.97. 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. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer in the United States. Its stores provide cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, and salon styling tools. Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance has a market cap of $13.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 13.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance 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 diversified services industry could consider iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services ( IYC) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers ( SCC).