Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Winner
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) pushed the Consumer Goods sector higher today making it today's featured consumer goods winner. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Goodyear Tire & Rubber rose 10 cents (1%) to $10.45 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8.9 million shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.8 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $9.98-$10.49 after having opened the day at $10.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $10.35. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that increased today were:
Virco Manufacturing Corporation
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), up 11.3%,
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), up 11.1%,
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), up 10.7%, and
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), up 10.5%.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells tires, and related products and services worldwide. Goodyear Tire & Rubber has a market cap of $2.68 billion and is part of the
industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.9, below the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio of 14.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 27% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Goodyear Tire & Rubber a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and one rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Goodyear Tire & Rubber as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally poor debt management and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Goodyear Tire & Rubber Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 15.8%,
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), down 12.6%,
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), down 11.7%, and
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), down 8.3%, were all losers within the consumer goods sector with
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) being today's consumer goods sector loser.
- Use our consumer goods section to find sector-relevant news.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer goods sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods
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) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
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).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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