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Vulcan Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 2:46pm | 43The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on its common stock payable March 10, 2011, to shareholders of record February 25, 2011.
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Friday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (BSBR, FLEX, CX, YRCW, OREX)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 1:25pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Banco Santander (NYSE: BSBR) 5,028 puts, 36 calls 2. Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) 8,043 puts, 94 calls 3. Cemex SaB (NYSE: CX) 6,118 puts, 243 calls 4. YRC Worldwide...
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CX, GIL, CIT, SLE, TGT)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 1:10pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Cemex SaB (NYSE: CX) 4,684 puts, 110 calls 2. Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL) 3,761 puts, 133 calls 3. CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) 3,333 puts, 315 calls 4. Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) 19,841...
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Martin Marietta Raises MLM EPS Estimates
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 10:25am | 58Jefferies is increasing its EPS estimates on shares of Martin Marietta (NYSE: MLM) from $2.57 to $2.85 for 2011 and from $3.72 to $4.02 for 2012 mainly due to lower production costs and a lower expected interest cost. “Our price target remains $113 and we are retaining our Buy rating,” Jefferies...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains Martin Marietta Materials Neutral Rating (MLM)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 9:45am | 91Goldman Sachs maintained its Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE: MLM) Neutral rating in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "We modify our 2011-12E EPS to $2.55/$4.10 from $2.65/$3.70 driven by a slower pace of aggregates volume recovery in 2011 balanced by a...
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Sterne Agee Has Neutral Rating On Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 8:42am | 190Sterne Agee has a Neutral rating and a $90 price target on shares of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM). In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "MLM's 4Q10 results proved that its cost-cutting actions over the last several years are paying off, as the company reported a strong...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The General Building Materials Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (RPM, MDU, VMC, MLM)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:45am | 124Below are the top mid-cap general building material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. RPM International Inc (NYSE: RPM) has a dividend yield of 3.50%. RPM's shares closed at $23.91 yesterday. MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) has a dividend yield of 3.10%. MDU's shares...
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The Infrastructure Stocks Highway
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 12:32am | 471It seems like every major city and even smaller cities I've driven through, I've noticed some sort of road, bridge, or tunnel repairs and upgrades. Even in Redondo Beach, California, the sidewalk along the cliffs above the beach is being torn up, and according to the locals, is being paid for by...
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Notable Weakness in Small Caps 02-07-2011
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 7:26pm | 884Cusick's Corner This market continued to hold up into the close with most of the major averages closing near the highs. However, there was some notable weakness in the Small Caps, IWM, which is a development to keep an eye on. I have referred to these high beta Small Caps as the proverbial canary...
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Calls Purchased on Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 2:17pm | 149Shares of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) are higher on the session by 3.24%, currently trading at $44.34. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name...
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Jefferies Upgrades Eagle Materials To Hold, PT To $28
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:42am | 27Jefferies has upgrades Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP) from Underperform to Hold and has raised the price target from $24 to $28.
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Jefferies Increases Its PT on Vulcan Materials to $52 (VMC)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 10:55am | 147Jefferies is out with its report today on Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC), raising its price target from $47 to $52. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Rolling our estimate of mid-cycle profitability to what it would be if it occurred in 2011, rather than in 2010, increases our price target to $...
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Jefferies Retains Hold on Texas Industries (TXI)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 10:22am | 103Jefferies is out with its report today on Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI), retaining Hold. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We are retaining our Hold rating. The current share price is only just below our mid-cycle based valuation, which assumes an EBITDA seven times our current year forecast...
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Jefferies Downgrades Eagle Materials to Underperform (EXP)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 10:15am | 128Jefferies is out with its report today on Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), downgrading EXP from Hold to Underperform. In a report sent to clients, Jefferies notes, "Our unchanged price target of $24/share is 15% below the current share price. We are therefore downgrading our rating on the shares to...
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Eagle Materials Inc. Reports Q3 EPS of $.12 vs. $.09
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 9:38am | 43Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended December 31, 2010. Notable items for the quarter include: Revenues of $103.9 million Net earnings of $5.5 million Diluted earnings per share of $0.12