Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP): Today's Featured Industrial Laggard
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) pushed the Industrial industry lower today making it today's featured Industrial laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.5%. By the end of trading, Precision Castparts fell $2.33 (-1.1%) to $211.24 on light volume. Throughout the day, 401,160 shares of Precision Castparts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 695,300 shares. The stock ranged in price between $210.79-$213.67 after having opened the day at $213.62 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $213.57. Other companies within the Industrial industry that declined today were:
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), down 30.8%,
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), down 10.1%,
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), down 7.5% and
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), down 7.1%.
Precision Castparts Corp. manufactures metal components and products worldwide. Precision Castparts has a market cap of $30.9 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 12.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Precision Castparts a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Precision Castparts
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Precision Castparts Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations
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), up 11.3%,
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), up 5.8%,
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), up 4.7% and
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), up 3.3%.
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