Today's Stocks Driving Success For The Technology Sector
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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 54 points (-0.3%) at 17,704 as of Thursday, July 2, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,396 issues advancing vs. 1,580 declining with 168 unchanged.
The Technology sector currently sits down 0.5% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.3%. Top gainers within the sector include
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), up 3.2%,
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), up 2.1%,
TheStreet Recommends
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), up 1.6%,
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), up 1.5% and
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), up 1.5%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
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), down 4.6%,
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), down 2.1%,
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), down 1.7%,
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), down 1.6% and
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), down 1.5%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Technology sector higher today. As of noon trading, Tim Participacoes is up $0.54 (3.3%) to $16.72 on light volume. Thus far, 631,054 shares of Tim Participacoes exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.23-$16.76 after having opened the day at $16.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.18.
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TIM Participacoes S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunication services in Brazil. The company offers mobile, fixed, and long distance telephony; data transmission; and broadband services. Tim Participacoes has a market cap of $7.9 billion and is part of the telecommunications industry. Shares are down 27.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Tim Participacoes a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Tim Participacoes
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Tim Participacoes Ratings Report
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.29 (2.1%) to $14.27 on light volume. Thus far, 720,574 shares of Telefonica Brasil exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $14.11-$14.40 after having opened the day at $14.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $13.98.
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Telefonica Brasil S.A. provides fixed-line telecommunications services to residential and corporate customers in Brazil. Telefonica Brasil has a market cap of $16.0 billion and is part of the telecommunications industry. Shares are down 20.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Telefonica Brasil a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Telefonica Brasil
as a
. 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 expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full
Telefonica Brasil Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $1.67 (2.1%) to $81.11 on heavy volume. Thus far, 1.7 million shares of Western Digital exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $79.77-$81.95 after having opened the day at $80.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $79.44.
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Western Digital Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells data storage solutions that enable consumers, businesses, governments, and other organizations to create, manage, experience, and preserve digital content. Western Digital has a market cap of $18.1 billion and is part of the computer hardware industry. Shares are down 28.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate Western Digital a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Western Digital
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Western Digital Ratings Report
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the technology sector could consider
(
) while those bearish on the technology sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Technology
(
).
