J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP): Today's Featured Retail Laggard
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) pushed the Retail industry lower today making it today's featured Retail laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, J.C. Penney fell $0.41 (-3.1%) to $12.76 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 30,611,203 shares of J.C. Penney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13,330,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $12.71-$13.29 after having opened the day at $13.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $13.17. Other companies within the Retail industry that declined today were:
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), down 4.2%,
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), down 3.8%,
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), down 3.4% and
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), down 2.6%.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., operates department stores. The company sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings. J.C. Penney has a market cap of $2.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 33.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate J.C. Penney a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
J.C. Penney
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full J.C. Penney Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 8.2%,
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), up 6.6%,
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), up 5.8% and
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), up 5.4% , were all gainers within the retail industry with
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) being today's featured retail industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the retail industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
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).
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