PACCAR Inc (PCAR): Today's Featured Automotive Loser
(
) pushed the Automotive industry lower today making it today's featured Automotive loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, PACCAR fell 40 cents (-1%) to $38.50 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.2 million shares of PACCAR exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.7 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $38.06-$39.04 after having opened the day at $39 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $38.90. Other company's within the Automotive industry that declined today were:
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), down 11.3%,
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), down 8.5%,
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), down 7%, and
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), down 4.2%.
PACCAR Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks and related aftermarket parts worldwide. PACCAR has a market cap of $13.78 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.9, equal to the average automotive industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate PACCAR a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates PACCAR as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally poor debt management on most measures that we evaluated.
- You can view the full PACCAR Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 16.1%,
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide
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), up 4%,
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), up 3.8%, and
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), up 3%, were all gainers within the automotive industry with
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) being today's featured automotive industry winner.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider
Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR
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) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
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).
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