Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG): Today's Featured Specialty Retail Loser
(
) pushed the Specialty Retail industry lower today making it today's featured Specialty Retail loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.5%. By the end of trading, Signet Jewelers fell 24 cents (-0.6%) to $43.21 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.2 million shares of Signet Jewelers exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $41.83-$43.44 after having opened the day at $42.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $43.45. Other company's within the Specialty Retail industry that declined today were:
(
), down 8.7%,
(
), down 7.2%,
(
), down 5.1%, and
Birks & Mayors Inc
(
BMJ
), down 4.2%.
Signet Jewelers Limited operates as a specialty jewelry retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Channel Islands. The company retails jewelry, watches, and associated services. Signet Jewelers has a market cap of $3.61 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.2, equal to the average specialty retail industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Signet Jewelers as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its 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. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Signet Jewelers Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 8%,
(
), up 7.7%,
(
), up 5.2%, and
(
), up 4.4%, were all gainers within the specialty retail industry with
(
) being today's featured specialty retail industry winner.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the specialty retail industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the specialty retail industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).
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