Conglomerates Sector Review: Winning and Losing Stocks

Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today��s action in the Conglomerates sector:

Gainers (% price change)

• Federal Signal Corp. (NYSE:FSS): The shares closed at $4.57, up $0.5, or 12.29%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $284.18 million. About the company: Federal Signal Corporation manufactures and supplies safety, signaling, and communications equipment. The Company’s equipment includes fire rescue products, street sweeping and vacuum loader vehicles, parking control equipment, custom on-premise signage, carbide cutting tools, precision punches and dies, and plastic injection mold components.
• Olin Corporation (NYSE:OLN): The shares closed at $17.99, up $1.28, or 7.66%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.44 billion. About the company: Olin Corporation manufactures chemicals and ammunition products. The Company manufactures and sells chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hydrosulfite, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, sodium chlorate, bleach products, and potassium hydroxide. Olin also manufactures products that include sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and industrial cartridges.
• Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV): The shares closed at $47.48, up $2.84, or 6.36%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $8.83 billion. About the company: Dover Corporation manufactures a variety of specialized industrial products and manufacturing equipment. The Company’s products include Material handling equipment, refuse truck bodies, tank trailers, refrigeration systems, refrigeration display cases, marking and coding systems,sucker rods, drill bit inserts, nozzles, swivels and breakaways, and electronic technology equipment.
• Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK): The shares closed at $22.33, up $1.12, or 5.28%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $5.46 billion. About the company: Leucadia National Corporation is a diversified hol! ding com pany. The Company is involved in a variety of businesses, including manufacturing, telecommunications, property management and services, gaming entertainment, real estate activities, medical product development and winery operations.
• Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT): The shares closed at $17.53, up $0.81, or 4.84%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $4.86 billion. About the company: Textron Inc. is a global, multi-industry company with operations in aircraft, defense, industrial products, and finance. The Company’s products include airplanes, helicopters, weapons, and automotive products. Textron’s finance division offers asset based lending, aviation, distribution, golf, and resort finance, as well as structured capital.

Losers (% price change)

• The Zweig Fund, Inc. (NYSE:ZF): The shares closed at $2.75, down $0.01, or 0.36%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $252.88 million. About the company: Zweig Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective seeks to increase capital primarily through investment in equity securities consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund also seeks to preserve capital through the use of certain hedging and market timing techniques.
• Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG): The shares closed at $17.22, down $0.04, or 0.23%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $16.75 billion. About the company: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. manufactures medical systems; domestic appliances; consumer electronics; and lighting. The Company produces imaging, ultrasound and healthcare informatics equipment; shaving and beauty and health and wellness products; displays, and peripherals; and lamps and luminaries.

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