3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Retail Industry

All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 112 points (-0.6%) at 17,638 as of Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,014 issues advancing vs. 1,910 declining with 149 unchanged. The Retail industry currently sits down 0.7% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.6%. A company within the industry that fell today was Liberty Interactive ( LVNTA), up 2.3%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today: 3. Nordstrom ( JWN) is one of the companies pushing the Retail industry lower today. As of noon trading, Nordstrom is down $1.38 (-2.7%) to $49.42 on average volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of Nordstrom exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $49.35-$50.45 after having opened the day at $50.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.80. 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. Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, offers apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for men, women, and children in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. Nordstrom has a market cap of $8.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 2.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Nordstrom a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Nordstrom as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full Nordstrom 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, eBay ( EBAY) is down $0.21 (-0.9%) to $23.77 on light volume. Thus far, 3.8 million shares of eBay exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $23.73-$24.04 after having opened the day at $23.82 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $23.98. 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. eBay Inc. operates e-commerce platforms that connect various buyers and sellers worldwide. Its platforms enable sellers to organize and offer inventory for sale; and buyers to find and buy it virtually anytime and anywhere. eBay has a market cap of $27.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 12.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate eBay a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 16 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates eBay as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and generally higher debt management risk. Get the full eBay 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, Kroger ( KR) is down $0.38 (-1.1%) to $34.82 on average volume. Thus far, 4.4 million shares of Kroger exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $34.19-$35.08 after having opened the day at $35.04 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.20. 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. The Kroger Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the United States. It also manufactures and processes food for sale in its supermarkets. The company operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores. Kroger has a market cap of $34.1 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 15.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Kroger a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Kroger 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, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full Kroger 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 retail industry could consider SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods ( SZK).