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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has an Overweight rating and a $34.50 price target on shares of Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), after the company hosted its analyst day yesterday. In a research report sent to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "After attending OC's Analyst Day yesterday at its corporate...

AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAON) declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.18 per share to the holders of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company as of the close of business on December 1, 2010, the record date, payable on December 22, 2010. This dividend will be in lieu of the dividend normally...

Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) in anticipation of the company's Analyst Day. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes "By segment we expect the following commentary and guidance: Roofing: We expect OC to raise its long term profit margin range. At last year's...

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE: AWI) upgraded from Sector Perform to Outperform at RBC Capital Markets. The analysts raised their price target on Armstrong World Industries from $46 to $60.

A couple of stocks that are really moving today are Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI) and Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS). Armstrong World is gaining more than 11% today after the company reported better than expected earnings, and upped its outlook. The maker of flooring products...

Aside: I am not chasing anything today as the market is pulled very far from its 13 day moving average.  If anything if S&P 1220 is broken to the downside, I'd like to do an intraday index short. Monday, I mentioned the breakout happening in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) [Nov 1, 2010:...

MKM Partners initiate coverage on Lennox International (NYSE: LII) with a Buy rating and $49 PT Despite meaningful to-date progress, MKM believes LII's productivity initiatives are largely underappreciated into next year and should support upward earnings revisions at the company's December analyst...

U.S. Home Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: USHS) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010. USHS is engaged in the specialty products home improvement business. The Company's principal product lines include kitchen cabinet refacing products, bathroom...

PGT, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGTI) reported 3Q Operating EPS of breakeven, “in-line with our estimate and slightly above the Street consensus of -$0.01,” J.P. Morgan. Relative to J.P. Morgan's estimates, higher gross margins accounted for $0.01/shr of upside, which was offset by $0.01/shr of downside from...

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK) today reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Net sales from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2010 were $182 million, a decrease of 4% compared to the third quarter of 2009, as persistently weak...

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCTCF) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010 Jewett-Cameron reported net income of $1,982,814, or $0.83 per diluted share, on sales of $41.57 million,...

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCTCF) today announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of a share repurchase plan to purchase for cancellation up to 345,960 common shares through facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market. This amount represents approximately...

Below are the top home improvement store stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of market capitalization. Home Depot, Inc (The) (NYSE: HD) has a market capitalization of $52.87 billion. HD's PEG ratio is 1.23. Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) has a market capitalization of $30.71 billion. LOW's...

Flooring maker Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is staging a breakout today from a 2 month base.... normally, I'd be all over this but earnings are Friday which means we have a binary event upcoming soon.  That said, it is still very tempting as these long bases usually provide excellent breakouts...

Below are the top mid-cap industrial good stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. RPM International Inc (NYSE: RPM) has a dividend yield of 4.10%. RPM's shares closed at $20.40 yesterday. MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) has a dividend yield of 3.00%. MDU's shares closed at...