Sears and Other Services Stocks Making Big Moves on December 7, 2012

The Nasdaq has fallen 0.7%, the S&P 500 has remained steady and the Dow is up 0.3% after the morning's trading.

The Services sector (IYC) is trading up 0.2% overall, and these are the biggest movers in the sector so far:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Regal Entertainment (NYSE:RGC)	$2.46 billion	-8.2%
Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)	$1.81 billion	+7%
Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq:FMCN)	$3.2 billion	-5.8%
Sears (Nasdaq:SHLD)	$4.28 billion	+3.7%
Corrections Corp Of (NYSE:CXW)	$3.41 billion	+3.2%
UniFirst (NYSE:UNF)	$1.1 billion	-2.9%
ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN)	$3.11 billion	+2.8%

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At $14.54, Regal Entertainment (NYSE:RGC) has slipped 8.2%. So far today, 794,674 shares have changed hands, consistent with the volume from yesterday lighter than yesterday's volume of 1.7 million shares.

After rising 7%, Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) is currently trading at a share price of $31.50. The company is currently trading a volume of 3.5 million shares.

After a decline of 5.8%, Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq:FMCN) has hit a share price of $23.32. The company's volume is currently 4.3 million shares for the day, 2.3 times its current three-month average.

Increasing 3.7%, Sears (Nasdaq:SHLD) is trading at $41.72 per share. This morning, the company's volume is 946,766 shares. This is 0.6 times the current daily average.

Rising 3.2%, Corrections Corp Of (NYSE:CXW) is currently trading at $35.20 per share. The company's volume is currently 785,368 shares for the day, more than yesterday's 583,029 shares.

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) is down 2.9% to reach $71.12 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 18,787 shares.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) has moved up 2.8% and is currently trading at $40.80 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 526,422 shares, 0.9 times its average over the past three months.

The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.