Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. (CX): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Winner
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) pushed the Materials & Construction industry higher today making it today's featured materials & construction winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V rose 43 cents (5%) to $8.97 on average volume. Throughout the day, 10.8 million shares of Cemex S.A.B. de C.V exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 13.9 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $8.70-$8.99 after having opened the day at $8.71 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $8.54. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were:
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), up 5.8%, and
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, distribution, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other construction materials worldwide. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V has a market cap of $9.28 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of -3.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 58.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Cemex S.A.B. de C.V a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Cemex S.A.B. de C.V as a
. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Cemex S.A.B. de C.V Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
American Mold Guard Incorporated
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), down 97.8%,
China Advanced Construction Materials Group
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), down 8.7%,
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), down 7.3%, and
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), down 5.1%, were all laggards within the materials & construction industry with
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