USG Corp (USG): Today's Featured Industrial Goods Laggard

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USG (USG) pushed the Industrial Goods sector lower today making it today's featured Industrial Goods laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, USG fell 29 cents (-1.1%) to $25.47 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.8 million shares of USG exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.8 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $25.44-$26.11 after having opened the day at $25.69 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.76. Other companies within the Industrial Goods sector that declined today were: China Valves Technology (CVVT), down 23.3%, NF Energy Saving (NFEC), down 22.4%, Ecotality (ECTY), down 18.2%, and Clean Diesel Technologies (CDTI), down 15.8%.

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USG Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials worldwide. USG has a market cap of $2.8 billion and is part of the materials & construction industry. The company has a P/E ratio of -12.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 156.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are six analysts that rate USG a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates USG as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins.

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