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Dollar Tree and More Big Movers in Services on October 12, 2012
The market is having a bad day so far. The Nasdaq has declined 0.2%; the S&P 500 is down 0.4%; and the Dow has fallen 0.2%.
The Services sector (IYC) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 0.1%, and its biggest movers are currently:
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Taking a 10.9% hit, Liquidity Services (Nasdaq:LQDT) is currently trading at $38.87 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.3 million shares.
Slipping 4.5%, ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI) is currently trading at $30.17 per share. The company's volume is currently 169,118 shares for the day, in keeping with the average volume over the past three months.
After a decline of 4%, Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR) has hit a share price of $41.56. The company's volume for the day so far is 5.4 million shares. This is a sign that there will be less trading activity than there was yesterday.
VistaPrint (Nasdaq:VPRT) has risen 3.7% and is currently trading at $35.48 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 122,041 shares, in keeping with its current daily average.
Strayer Education (Nasdaq:STRA) is currently trading at a share price of $66.48, a 3.2% decline. So far today, 31,791 shares have changed hands.
Genesco (NYSE:GCO) has decreased to $58.66 per share, a 3.1% fall. So far today, the company's volume is 102,641 shares, 0.3 times its current three-month average.
Increasing 2.9%, CarMax (NYSE:KMX) is trading at $32.17 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 1.6 million shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
The Services sector (IYC) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 0.1%, and its biggest movers are currently:
| Company | Market Cap | Percentage Change |
| Liquidity Services (Nasdaq:LQDT) | $1.35 billion | -10.9% |
| ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI) | $736.7 million | -4.5% |
| Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR) | $9.97 billion | -4% |
| VistaPrint (Nasdaq:VPRT) | $1.17 billion | +3.7% |
| Strayer Education (Nasdaq:STRA) | $815.8 million | -3.2% |
| Genesco (NYSE:GCO) | $1.47 billion | -3.1% |
| CarMax (NYSE:KMX) | $7.14 billion | +2.9% |
Taking a 10.9% hit, Liquidity Services (Nasdaq:LQDT) is currently trading at $38.87 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 1.3 million shares.
Slipping 4.5%, ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI) is currently trading at $30.17 per share. The company's volume is currently 169,118 shares for the day, in keeping with the average volume over the past three months.
After a decline of 4%, Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR) has hit a share price of $41.56. The company's volume for the day so far is 5.4 million shares. This is a sign that there will be less trading activity than there was yesterday.
Strayer Education (Nasdaq:STRA) is currently trading at a share price of $66.48, a 3.2% decline. So far today, 31,791 shares have changed hands.
Genesco (NYSE:GCO) has decreased to $58.66 per share, a 3.1% fall. So far today, the company's volume is 102,641 shares, 0.3 times its current three-month average.
Increasing 2.9%, CarMax (NYSE:KMX) is trading at $32.17 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 1.6 million shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.
The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.
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