Shuffle Master (SHFL): Today's Featured Consumer Durables Loser
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) pushed the Consumer Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Durables loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Shuffle Master fell 31 cents (-2%) to $15.28 on light volume. Throughout the day, 436,528 shares of Shuffle Master exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 648,400 shares. The stock ranged in price between $15.20-$15.71 after having opened the day at $15.60 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $15.59. Other company's within the Consumer Durables industry that declined today were:
(
), down 9.8%,
(
), down 5.6%,
(
), down 5.4%, and
Furniture Brands International
(
), down 5%.
Shuffle Master, Inc. manufactures and distributes gaming devices, and operates inter-casino linked systems and slot routes. It leases, licenses, and sells its products. Shuffle Master has a market cap of $830.3 million and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 24.4, equal to the average consumer durables industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 28.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Shuffle Master a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Shuffle Master 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, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.
- You can view the full Shuffle Master Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 6%,
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), up 4.1%,
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), up 4%, and
(
), up 3.3%, were all gainers within the consumer durables industry with
(
) being today's featured consumer durables industry winner.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer durables industry could consider
Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the consumer durables industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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