McDermott International Inc (MDR): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Winner

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McDermott International (MDR) pushed the Materials & Construction industry higher today making it today's featured materials & construction winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, McDermott International rose 16 cents (1.4%) to $11.97 on average volume. Throughout the day, 4.8 million shares of McDermott International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.2 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $11.70-$12.18 after having opened the day at $11.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.81. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were: KSW (KSW), up 22.1%, Headwaters (HW), up 6.2%, Hovnanian (HOV), up 5.1%, and Matrix Service Company (MTRX), up 4.6%.

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McDermott International, Inc. operates as an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) company worldwide. It focuses on designing and executing complex offshore oil and gas projects. McDermott International has a market cap of $2.64 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.6, below the average materials & construction industry P/E ratio of 22.8 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 17.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate McDermott International a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates McDermott International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins.

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On the negative front, India Globalization Capital (IGC), down 17.6%, Gafisa (GFA), down 6.1%, Pike Electric Corporation (PIKE), down 4.1%, and US Concrete (USCR), down 3.5%, were all laggards within the materials & construction industry with Quanta Services (PWR) being today's materials & construction industry laggard.

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