Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +2.18% slumped 0.35% to $166.01 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +2.37% rising 1.14% to 3,719.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.47% rising 1.12% to 30,523.80. Johnson & Johnson closed $20.68 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company achieved on April 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. RHHVF, -0.32% rose 0.02% to $325.78, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK, +2.94% rose 0.52% to $94.61, and Pfizer Inc. PFE, +4.75% rose 1.01% to $44.09. Trading volume (10.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.3 M.
Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Navistar International Corporation(NAV)
Navistar International Corporation manufactures and sells commercial and military trucks, diesel engines, and school and commercial buses; and provides service parts for trucks and diesel engines worldwide. It operates through four segments: Truck, Parts, Global Operations, and Financial Services. The company manufactures and distributes Class 4 through 8 trucks and buses in the common carrier, private carrier, government, leasing, construction, energy/petroleum, military vehicle, and student and commercial transportation markets under the International and IC brands; and designs, engineers, and produces sheet metal components, including truck cabs and engines. It also provides customers with proprietary products needed to support the International commercial and military truck, IC bus, and Maxxforce engine lines, as well as other product lines; and a selection of other standard truck, trailer, and engine aftermarket parts. In addition, the company designs and manufactures mid-range diesel engines, as well as provides customers with additional engine offerings in the agriculture, marine, and light truck markets; sells engines to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) for various on-and-off-road applications; and offers contract manufacturing services under the MWM brand to OEMs for the assembly of their engines. Further, it provides retail, wholesale, and lease financing of products sold by the Truck and Parts segments and their dealers, as well as financing for wholesale accounts and retail accounts receivable. The company markets its commercial products through an independent dealer network, as well as through distribution and service network retail outlets; and its reconditioned used trucks to owner-operators and fleet buyers through its network of used truck dealers. As of October 31, 2015, it had approximately 745 outlets in the United States and Canada, and 91 outlets in Mexico. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE:TUP) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and three have given a hold recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $35.67.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Twin Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE:TUP) by 2.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 80,930 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Twin Capital Management Inc. owned 0.16% of Tupperware Brands worth $3,338,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. decreased its position in Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE:TUP) by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,126 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,417 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Tupperware Brands were worth $376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: International Speedway Corporation(ISCA)
International Speedway Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, promotes motorsports themed entertainment activities in the United States. Its motorsports themed event operations consist principally of racing events at its motorsports entertainment facilities, which promote approximately 100 stock car, open wheel, sports car, truck, motorcycle, and other racing events. The company is also involved in souvenir merchandising operations; food and beverage concession operations; the provision of catering services in suites and chalets; and the creation of motorsports-related programming content carried on radio stations, as well as Sirius XM Radio, a national satellite radio service. In addition, it uses its motorsports entertainment facilities for testing for teams, driving schools, riding experiences, car shows, auto fairs, concerts, and music festivals, as well as settings for television commercials, print advertisements, and motion pictures; and rents show cars for promotional events. The company owns and/or operates 13 motorsports entertainment facilities with approximately 763,500 grandstand seats and 548 suites. The company was formerly known as Daytona International Speedway Corporation and changed its name to International Speedway Corporation in 1968. International Speedway Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.
