Jarden Ranks the Highest in Terms of Sales per Share in the Housewares & Specialties Industry (JAH, BTH, AM)

Published on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:16
By Robert Cotter in Fast Lane, AM, BTH, JAH, american greetings, blyth, highest sales per share, jarden, nyse:am, nyse:bth, nyse:jah

Below are the three companies in the Housewares & Specialties industry with the highest sales per share. Sales per share is a valuable metric in comparing relative value for companies in the same industry.

Jarden (NYSE:JAH) is highest with sales per share of $81.76. Jarden Corporation provides a broad range of consumer products. The Company's product segments include Outdoor Solutions, Consumer Solutions and Branded Consumables. Jarden sells branded products through a variety of distribution channels, including club, department store, drug, grocery, mass merchant, sporting goods and specialty retailers, as well as direct to consumers.

Jarden has overhead space with shares priced $60.05, or 6.2% below the average consensus analyst price target of $64.00. The stock should find initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $53.94 and further support at its 200-day MA of $48.43.

Following is Blyth (NYSE:BTH) with sales per share of $69.20.

Finishing up the top three is American Greetings (NYSE:AM), with sales per share of $50.70.

By Robert Cotter
rcotter@fnno.com

Latest News from FNNO

Volume Spike Detected in Shares of Macqu...

Shares of Macquarie Infrastructure are trading today in above average volume, with the ...

Shares of Cia de Saneamento Basico do Es...

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo's stock is down 1.0% to $13.68 on heavy ...

Sellers Reduce Exposure to Shares of DCP...

Shares of DCP Midstream Partners are trading down 1.1% to $49.99 today on above average ...

Shares of Arbitron Are Moving Higher on ...

Arbitron's stock is up 0.1% to $46.78 on heavy trading volume. About 272,000 shares ha ...

Trading Higher on Heavy Volume are Share...

Wendy's/Arby's Group shares are trading on heavy volume today, having risen 1.5% to $6. ...

Sellers Reduce Exposure to Shares of Atw...

Shares of Atwood Oceanics are trading today in above average volume, with the share pri ...

Buyers Accumulating Shares of Boston Pri...

Shares of Boston Private Financial Holdings are trading up 2.4% to $10.15 today on abov ...

Shares of Telular Are Moving Lower on 1....

The price of Telular shares has slipped to $12.59 (a 0.2% change) on heavy trading volu ...