DIRECTV (DTV): Today's Featured Media Winner
(
) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.9%. By the end of trading, DIRECTV rose 29 cents (0.7%) to $45.08 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2.4 million shares of DIRECTV exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.8 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $44.42-$45.25 after having opened the day at $44.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $44.79. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were:
(
), up 7.2%,
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), up 5.7%,
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), up 4.5%, and
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), up 3.3%.
DIRECTV provides digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The company provides direct-to-home (DTH) digital television services, as well as multi-channel video programming distribution services in the United States. DIRECTV has a market cap of $32.7 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 14, below the average media industry P/E ratio of 14.5 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 12.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
TheStreet Ratings rates DIRECTV as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that we feel that the company's cash flow from its operations has been weak overall.
- You can view the full DIRECTV Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 11.3%,
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), down 9.8%,
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), down 9.5%, and
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), down 8.5%, were all losers within the media industry with
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) being today's media industry loser.
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(
) while those bearish on the media industry could consider
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).
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