Leucadia National Corporation (LUK): Today's Featured Conglomerates Winner

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Leucadia National Corporation ( LUK) pushed the Conglomerates sector higher today making it today's featured conglomerates winner. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Leucadia National Corporation rose $0.34 (1.3%) to $26.67 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,710,482 shares of Leucadia National Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,185,500 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $26.22-$26.72 after having opened the day at $26.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.33. Other companies within the Conglomerates sector that increased today were: Dex Media ( DXM), up 6.2%, Hemisphere Media Group ( HMTV), up 2.5%, 3M ( MMM), up 2.3% and Icahn ( IEP), up 1.5%.

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Leucadia National Corporation, through its subsidiary, Jefferies Group LLC, primarily operates in the investment banking sector. Leucadia National Corporation has a market cap of $10.0 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 7.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

TheStreet Ratings rates Leucadia National Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the negative front, EveryWare Global ( EVRY), down 19.3%, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals ( ACRX), down 2.5%, Tecnoglass ( TGLS), down 1.8% and Tredegar Corporation ( TG), down 1.7%.

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