Jos A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB): Today's Featured Services Loser
(
) pushed the Services sector lower today making it today's featured Services loser. The sector as a whole closed the day up 1.3%. By the end of trading, Jos A. Bank Clothiers fell 35 cents (-0.7%) to $47.79 on average volume. Throughout the day, 559,396 shares of Jos A. Bank Clothiers exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 402,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $47.32-$48.35 after having opened the day at $48.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $48.14. Other company's within the Services sector that declined today were:
(
), down 19.1%,
(
), down 14.4%,
(
), down 13.2%, and
(
), down 10.2%.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. engages in designing, manufacturing, retailing, and direct marketing men's tailored and casual clothing, and accessories in the United States. Jos A. Bank Clothiers has a market cap of $1.34 billion and is part of the
industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.8, equal to the average retail industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 1.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Jos A. Bank Clothiers a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Jos A. Bank Clothiers as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Jos A. Bank Clothiers Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
(
), up 39.8%,
(
), up 30.6%,
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation
(
), up 26%, and
(
), up 18.2%, were all gainers within the services sector with
(
) being today's featured services sector winner.
- Use our services 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 services sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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