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Calls Purchased on Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:59pm | 157Shares of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) are lower on the session by 2.70%, currently trading at $38.23. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six month, trending lower below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Shares recently spiked above the 50-day on high volume, though...
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OEX Put/Call Ratio Spiked in Morning 11-02-2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 3:24pm | 889Cusick's Corner The market will be watching the early polls, but I do not anticipate much action before the final exit polls start rolling in tonight. One interesting sentiment piece, the OEX Put/Call ratio (OEX is an index at the CBOE that tracks the S&P 100) spiked to 1.44. This is...
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Benzinga's Top Performing Industries (CAB, SPCHB, SKH, FVE, LEN, BHS, MHS, TXI)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 3:07pm | 220Sporting goods stores industry is the best performing industry on Tuesday, with an increase of 5.40%. In the space, Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) trades more than 18% higher, and Sport Chalet, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPCHB) is 5.98% up. Long-term care facilities industry gained 4.30% so far, as Skilled...
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Vulcan Profits Plummet - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 10:03am | 547Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) showed a 78% fall in profit to $10.59 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $47.92 million in the corresponding quarter of the prior year. On earnings per share basis, profits of 8 cents were significantly down from 38 cents in the third quarter of 2009 and the...
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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Announces Third Quarter EPS of $1.13
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 8:45am | 149Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010. NOTABLE ITEMS Earnings per diluted share of $1.13 compared with $1.23 Net sales increased to $443.7 million compared with $428.3 million Heritage aggregates...
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Vulcan Materials Falls 6% After Hours (VMC)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 7:15pm | 225Shares of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) were down 6% at $34.01 per share, after the company released financial results on Monday after the market closed that missed Wall Street earnings estimates. Vulcan Materials Company announced that its 3rd quarter net earnings fell to $13.2 million, or...
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Earnings Scheduled For November 1 (BHI, APC, AGN, PTV, GLW, HUM, VMC, NU, CNA, PFG, ED, L, ICE, SPG)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 5:49am | 344Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.47 per share on $3.81 billion in revenue. Anadarko (NYSE: APC) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.31 on $2.65 billion in revenue. Allergan (NYSE: AGN) is forecast to post its Q3 EPS at $0.78 on revenue of $1.18 billion....
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Stocks To Watch For November 1 (APC, VMC, AIG, PTV, GLW)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 5:15am | 170Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE: APC) to report Q3 EPS at $0.31. APC shares gained 0.54% to $61.90 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) to have earned $0.20 per share in the...
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Eagle Materials Inc. Reports Second Quarter EPS of $.22
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:34am | 74Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ended September 30, 2010. Notable items for the quarter include: Revenues of $132.1 million Cash flow from operations was $40.8 million Net earnings of $9.6 million Diluted earnings per...
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CEMEX Reports a Loss - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:33pm | 687CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) reported a third quarter fiscal 2010 loss of 9 cents per ADS compared with earnings of 14 cents in the year-ago quarter. The loss reported was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents per ADS. Net loss was $86 million versus a loss of $78 million...
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Jefferies Initiates Buy Rating on Texas Industries
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 11:17am | 23Jefferies initiates a Buy rating on Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) with a price target of $43.
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Vulcan Materials Q3 Earnings Disappoint Could Lead To Buying Opportunity, Jefferies & Company Reports
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:14am | 74If Vulcan Materials' (NYSE: VMC) share price weakens on the Q3 results “we would use it as a buying opportunity,” Jefferies & Company reports. “In our view, trading is troughing in Vulcan's markets,” Jefferies & Company writes. “Our estimate for this year's EBITDA of $401m, is only 37% of...
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CEMEX Reports Third Quarter Loss of $86M
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 7:33am | 117CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX), announced today that consolidated net sales decreased 2% in the third quarter of 2010 to approximately US$3.8 billion versus the comparable period in 2009. Operating EBITDA decreased 13% in the third quarter of 2010 to US$649 million versus the same period of 2009...
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Citigroup Downs VMC To Sell
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 6:22am | 50Analysts at Citigroup downgrade Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) from "hold" to "sell." The target price for VMC has been reduced from $45 to $33. VMC shares lost 0.05% to close at $36.51 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Citigroup Downs MLM To Sell
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 6:10am | 52Analysts at Citigroup downgrade Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE: MLM) from "hold" to "sell." The target price for MLM has been reduced from $82 to $72. MLM shares moved down 1.11% to close at $78.66 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here