Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX), today announced that on August 25, 2011, its Board of Directors approved a reload to its existing common stock buyback program.

Shares of USG (NYSE: USG) are higher on the session by 3.83%, currently trading at $8.15. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September 2011 $8.00...

H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) reported a decline in its fiscal first-quarter profit. Heinz's quarterly profit dropped to $226.1 million, or $0.70 per share, from $240.4 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales climbed to $2.85 billion from $2.48 billion. Excluding special...

American Woodmark Corp (NASDAQ: AMWD) reported a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss. American Woodmark posted a quarterly loss of $2.7 million, or $0.19 per share, versus a loss of $3.41 million, or $0.24 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 20% to $131.2 million. Its sales...

Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.36 on revenue of $823.97 million. American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) is estimated to post a Q1 loss at $0.17 per share on revenue of $116.18 million. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is projected to report its FQ1...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that USG Corp (NYSE: USG) is “totally the wrong stock down here. It could go below $5." Cramer said, “Everybody hates Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) but I have liked it for years. I'm not going to cut and run now. I like it as it approaches...

Shares of Patrick Industries Inc (NASDAQ: PATK) fell about 1.4% after the company appointed John A. Forbes to its Board of Directors, effective August 18, 2011. Shares of Westlake Chemical Corp (NYSE: WLK) rose about 3.3% after the company announced its plans to buy back as much as $100 million of...

Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) today announced the appointment of John A. Forbes to its Board of Directors, effective August 18, 2011. Mr. Forbes, 51, is the President of Utilimaster Corporation, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. Prior to being named President in July 2010, Mr....

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) unveils its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are looking ahead to a positive EPS of 82 cents/share and revenues...

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) unveils its next round of earnings this Monday, August 15, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Lowe's Companies' second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Ahead of the company's earnings announcement, analysts are expecting a positive EPS...

Cusick Corner All eyes will be on the Fed tomorrow, their language will be scrutinized and traders will be on edge. I got a question about what may be a signal that the equities may be potentially firming up and potentially bounce - look at commodities like Copper, JJC, Lumber, LBU11, and Cotton,...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are lower on the session by 8.50%, currently trading at $8.40. 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 buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the October...

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG) today announced that Joseph F. Puishys will join the company as CEO and president, effective Monday, August 22. Puishys, 53, who also becomes a member of Apogee's board of directors, comes from Fortune 100 manufacturer Honeywell and is an industry veteran,...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 2.17%, currently trading at $9.43. 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 buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the October...

Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: ANR) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $1.47 billion. Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $13.15 billion. CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $1.29 on revenue of...