Building Products

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) is estimated to post its Q3 earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $353.96 million. Pall Corp (NYSE: PLL) is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $606.56 million. Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ: KIRK) is expected to post its...

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), the leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements, today held the official opening ceremony of its new production facility in the Yuhang Economic and Development Zone, Hangzhou, China. Nearly 300 customers, suppliers, local government representatives and global...

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended January 30, 2011. For the first quarter, sales were $190.1 million, up 4.3% from the $182.2 million reported in last year's first quarter. Gross profit margin was 17.6% compared to 17.8% in the...

Below are the top small-cap small tools & accessories stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of dividend yield. LS Starrett Company (The) (NYSE: SCX) has a dividend yield of 2.50%. SCX's shares closed at $13.00 yesterday. Eastern Company (The) (AMEX: EML) has a dividend yield of 1...

Below are the top large-cap industrial electrical equipment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Home Depot Inc (The) (NYSE: HD) is $68.00 billion. HD's ROE for the same period is 17.44%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Lowe's Companies...

AES Corp (NYSE: AES) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.25 per share on revenue of $3.80 billion. Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.60 on revenue of $4.20 billion. Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.16...

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROCK) today reported its financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2010. The company's fourth-quarter 2010 non-GAAP loss from continuing operations before special charges was $6.4 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with a loss of $4.2...

The U.S. chemical industry consists of 170 major companies with several of them having international operations. The products manufactured by these companies span a wide range … from chemicals used in household products like soaps and detergents to agrichemicals and specialty chemicals used in...

China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAEI) today announced that it has appointed Mr. Steven Zhixin Xing as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

Below are the top general building material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) had $169.76 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter. Tecumseh Products Company (NASDAQ: TECUA) had $70.80 million in total cash and $63.90 million in...

MacGeneration is claiming that they've been told by sources that Apple's new MacBook Pro line, expected to be announced this Thursday, will feature higher-resolution displays, be lighter, and will sport a separate solid state drive (SSD) to hold the OS, as previously reported. The source also...

J.P. Morgan is maintaining its Underweight rating on shares of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), “based on our below-Street estimates and our outlook for a longer earnings recovery, in our view, than investors currently expect.” J.P. Morgan is maintaining its Dec. 2011 price target of $12.00. “We...

J.P. Morgan, which raised its PT on shares of Owens Corning Inc. (NYSE: OC), is providing some color on the stock. “We slightly lower our 2011E to $2.30 from $2.34, introduce our 2012E of $3.00, reiterate our Overweight rating, and raise our Dec. 2011 Price Target to $44.00 from $37.50,” J.P....

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) from $37.50 to $44 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Boy Genius Report is claiming that they've been told information from one of their Apple sources that the new MacBook Pro models, which have been expected for a couple of months now, will be available for sale within the next two weeks and Apple Retail Stores will begin receiving shipments of them...