3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Media Industry
One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 25 points (0.1%) at 17,526 as of Monday, May 23, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,545 issues advancing vs. 1,371 declining with 153 unchanged.
The Media industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Media industry lower today. As of noon trading, Liberty Global is down $0.21 (-0.6%) to $36.18 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.8 million shares of Liberty Global exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $36.04-$36.54 after having opened the day at $36.26 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.39.
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Liberty Global plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides video, broadband Internet, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services in Europe, Chile, and Puerto Rico. Liberty Global has a market cap of $30.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 14.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Liberty Global a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Liberty Global
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $0.37 (-0.5%) to $72.43 on light volume. Thus far, 1.4 million shares of Time Warner exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $72.12-$73.13 after having opened the day at $72.78 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.80.
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Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. Time Warner has a market cap of $56.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 12.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Time Warner a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Time Warner
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, revenue growth, notable return on equity and attractive valuation levels. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $3.19 (-1.4%) to $229.92 on heavy volume. Thus far, 2.2 million shares of Charter Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $229.72-$233.19 after having opened the day at $232.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $233.11.
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Charter Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides cable services in the United States. The company offers various entertainment, information, and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers. Charter Communications has a market cap of $23.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 27.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Charter Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Charter Communications
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full
Charter Communications Ratings Report
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the media industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the media industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services
(
).
