3 Stocks Underperforming Today In The Materials & Construction Industry

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the materials & construction industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 4 points (0.0%) at 18,344 as of Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,211 issues advancing vs. 1,725 declining with 124 unchanged.

The Materials & Construction industry currently sits down 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Tile Shop Holdings

(

TTS

), down 3.2%, and

NVR

(

NVR

), down 0.8%. A company within the industry that increased today was

Stantec

(

STN

), up 1.7%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3.

Fluor

(

FLR

) is one of the companies pushing the Materials & Construction industry lower today. As of noon trading, Fluor is down $0.54 (-1.0%) to $52.65 on light volume. Thus far, 291,397 shares of Fluor exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $52.43-$53.58 after having opened the day at $53.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $53.19.

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Fluor Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication and modularization, commissioning and maintenance, and project management services worldwide. Fluor has a market cap of $7.2 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 12.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Fluor a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Fluor

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

Fluor Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

PulteGroup

(

PHM

) is down $0.14 (-0.7%) to $20.35 on light volume. Thus far, 1.0 million shares of PulteGroup exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.0 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $20.31-$20.65 after having opened the day at $20.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $20.49.

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PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages primarily in the homebuilding business in the United States. The company is involved in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes; and the construction of housing on land. PulteGroup has a market cap of $7.1 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 15.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate PulteGroup a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

PulteGroup

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full

PulteGroup Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Martin Marietta Materials

(

MLM

) is down $1.61 (-0.8%) to $196.32 on light volume. Thus far, 199,996 shares of Martin Marietta Materials exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 782,500 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $196.13-$198.98 after having opened the day at $198.98 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $197.93.

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies aggregates products and heavy building materials for the construction industry in the United States and internationally. Martin Marietta Materials has a market cap of $12.5 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 44.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Martin Marietta Materials a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Martin Marietta Materials

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value. Get the full

Martin Marietta Materials Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the materials & construction industry could consider

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

(

XHB

) while those bearish on the materials & construction industry could consider

ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd

(

SBM

).

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