LOW, WMT And HD, 3 Retail Stocks Pushing The Industry Lower

All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 153 points (-0.9%) at 17,738 as of Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 534 issues advancing vs. 2,431 declining with 111 unchanged. The Retail industry currently sits down 1.8% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.9%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today: 3. Lowe's Companies ( LOW) is one of the companies pushing the Retail industry lower today. As of noon trading, Lowe's Companies is down $0.62 (-0.8%) to $75.52 on light volume. Thus far, 1.5 million shares of Lowe's Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $75.14-$76.06 after having opened the day at $75.76 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $76.14. 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. Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It offers products for home maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. Lowe's Companies has a market cap of $68.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 0.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Lowe's Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Lowe's Companies as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Lowe's Companies 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, Wal-Mart Stores ( WMT) is down $0.40 (-0.6%) to $67.19 on light volume. Thus far, 3.0 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $66.75-$67.50 after having opened the day at $66.86 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $67.59. 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. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. It operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. Wal-Mart Stores has a market cap of $210.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 10.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Wal-Mart Stores a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Wal-Mart Stores as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share. Get the full Wal-Mart Stores 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, Home Depot ( HD) is down $1.55 (-1.1%) to $134.50 on light volume. Thus far, 1.4 million shares of Home Depot exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $134.04-$135.84 after having opened the day at $135.45 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $136.05. 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 Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. Home Depot has a market cap of $167.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 2.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Home Depot a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Home Depot as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth and notable return on equity. 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 Home Depot 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).