Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH): Today's Featured Specialty Retail Winner

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Sally Beauty Holdings ( SBH) pushed the Specialty Retail industry higher today making it today's featured specialty retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Sally Beauty Holdings rose 35 cents (1.4%) to $25.51 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.4 million shares of Sally Beauty Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $25.13-$25.58 after having opened the day at $25.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.16. Other companies within the Specialty Retail industry that increased today were: Netflix ( NFLX), up 10.8%, Zale Corporation ( ZLC), up 3%, Winmark Corporation ( WINA), up 2.2%, and Hastings Entertainment ( HAST), up 2%.

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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution and retail of professional beauty supplies primarily in North America, South America, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. Sally Beauty Holdings has a market cap of $4.48 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.9, below the average specialty retail industry P/E ratio of 21.3 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 17.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate Sally Beauty Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Sally Beauty Holdings as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Hollywood Media Corporation ( HOLL), down 10.6%, Sport Chalet ( SPCHB), down 4.5%, Charles & Colvard ( CTHR), down 3.5%, and Dover Saddlery ( DOVR), down 2.7%, were all laggards within the specialty retail industry with CarMax ( KMX) being today's specialty retail industry laggard.

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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 SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT) while those bearish on the specialty retail industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods ( SZK).

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