Hottest Services Stocks Now – MW COH STWD LAD

by Portfolio Grader | July 2, 2014 6:30 pm

Services stocks finished flat on Wednesday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.1% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among services stocks include:

• Men’s Wearhouse (MW[1]): MW stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Coach Inc (COH[2]): COH stock is up 2.3% today.

• Starwood Property Trust (STWD[3]): STWD stock is up 1.9% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Lithia Motors (LAD[4]): LAD stock is up 1.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Barnes & Noble (BKS[5]): BKS stock is up 1.7% today and up 22.0% in the last month.

• Media General (MEG[6]): MEG stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Telephone and Data Systems (TDS[7]): TDS stock is up 1.6% today.

• Best Buy Co. (BBY[8]): BBY stock is up 1.5% today.

• Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc (RBA[9]): RBA stock is up 1.5% today.

• Starz Series B Liberty Capital (STRZB[10]): STRZB stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among services stocks include:

• Sotheby’s Holdings (BID[11]): BID stock is down 3.1% today.

• Restoration Hardware Holdings (RH[12]): RH stock is down 2.8% today.

• New York Times Company (NYT[13]): NYT stock is down 2.3% today.

• Walter Investment Management Corp (WAC[14]): WAC stock is down 2.1% today.

• Ascena Retail Group (ASNA[15]): ASNA stock is down 2.0% today.

• Gartner Inc (IT[16]): IT stock is down 2.0% today.

• The Finish Line (FINL[17]): FINL stock is down 1.9% today.

• Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF[18]): ANF stock is down 1.8% today.

• Rovi Corp (ROVI[19]): ROVI stock is down 1.7% today.

• J2 Global Communications Inc (JCOM[20]): JCOM stock is down 1.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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