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According to J.P. Morgan, Lennox International (NYSE: LII) price target is raised to $34. J.P. Morgan said that the 3Q was a positive against low resi expectations, and we credit management for the execution through the end of a challenging selling season. “After a volatile reset of expectations...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Lennox International (NYSE: LII) from $32 to $34 and maintains its Overweight rating.

DuPont Co (NYSE: DD) reported a 23% rise in its third-quarter net income on Tuesday. DuPont's quarterly profit surged to $452 million, or $0.48 per share, from $367 million, or $0.40 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its adjusted profit came in at $0.69 per share. DuPont's sales gained to $9.4...

Lennox International Inc (NYSE: LII) reported a 19% drop in its Q3 profit. For the year, Lennox International now projects adjusted earnings of $2 to $2.15 per share, versus its July forecast of $2 to $2.30 per share. Lennox reported its quarterly profit at $33.8 million, or $0.64 per share,...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 3.72%, currently trading at $9.33. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the November 2011 $...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $3.33 billion. Lorillard Inc (NYSE: LO) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $2.03 per share on sales of $1.14 billion. Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.41 on...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 0.92%, currently trading at $8.73. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the November 2011...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 4.22%, currently trading at $8.64. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the January 2012 $...

UBS has upgraded Masco (NYSE: MAS) from Sell to neutral and has raised the price target from $7.50 to $8.

Below are the top mid-cap general building materials stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) has a dividend yield of 3.60%. Masco's shares closed at $7.98 yesterday. MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) has a dividend yield of 3.10%. MDU's shares...

Dynegy (NYSE: DYN) +5.91% - hearing Macquarie Upgraded the company to Neutral earlier today. Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) -5.42% on average volume. Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) -5.75% on low volume. SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) -5.90% on low volume. Barnes Group (NYSE: B) -5.21% after...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are lower on the session by 4.76%, currently trading at $8.44. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the January 2012 $...

Shares of USG (NYSE: USG) are higher on the session by 0.41%, currently trading at $9.72. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September 2011 $...

Citi is out with its report today on Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), maintaining Buy. In its report, Citi writes, "We rate OC a Buy. Our analysis suggests that the market is valuing OC's profitable segments at a moderate discount to fair value and is effectively assigning no value to its currently...

American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD), announced today that the Company has suspended its regular quarterly dividend due to economic uncertainty.