Building Products

I admit I cannot predict the direction of the market.However, what I can do to combat market risk and uncertainty is to search for quality companies.   To determine the quality of the business, a Professor by the name of Joseph Piotroski, devised a simple 9 point system by analyzing the...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Woodmark Corp (AMWD) Blackboard Inc (BBBB) Global Partners LP (GLP) Himax Tech Inc (HIMX) Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER WOODMARK (AMWD): Free Stock Analysis Report BLACKBOARD INC (...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Woodmark Corp (AMWD) Blackboard Inc (BBBB) Global Partners LP (GLP) Himax Tech Inc (HIMX) Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER WOODMARK (AMWD): Free Stock Analysis Report BLACKBOARD INC (...

Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...

Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...

Oppenheimer initiates coverage on the following companies: Masco (NYSE: MAS) at Perform. URS (NYSE: URS) at Perform with a $48 price target. Fluor (NYSE: FLR) at Outperform with a $84 price target. Danaher (NYSE: DHR) at Outperform with a $56 price target.

Barington Capital Group, L.P. sent a letter today to the independent directors of Ameron International Corporation (NYSE: AMN). In the letter, Barington calls upon the directors to promptly replace James S. Marlen as the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer as Barington has...

Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...

Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...

In October, home prices continued to slip, and the declines were very widespread. The Case-Schiller Composite 10 City index (C-10) fell 0.93% on a seasonally adjusted basis and is up just 0.20% from a year ago. The broader Composite 20 City index (which includes the cities in the C-10) fell by 0....

In October, home prices continued to slip, and the declines were very widespread. The Case-Schiller Composite 10 City index (C-10) fell 0.93% on a seasonally adjusted basis and is up just 0.20% from a year ago. The broader Composite 20 City index (which includes the cities in the C-10) fell by 0....

New home sales in November rose by 5.5% from October, but that puts them at a dismal rate of 290,000. The percentage increase is a bit exaggerated as well, since the October numbers were revised down to 275,000 from 283,000. Thus relative to where we thought we were, the increase is more like 2.5...

New home sales in November rose by 5.5% from October, but that puts them at a dismal rate of 290,000. The percentage increase is a bit exaggerated as well, since the October numbers were revised down to 275,000 from 283,000. Thus relative to where we thought we were, the increase is more like 2.5...

In November, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million. That pace is 5.6% higher than in October, and 27.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 6.49 million was inflated as everyone was rushing to get the deals done before they thought the first-time...