USG Corp (USG): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Winner
(
) 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, USG rose $0.37 (1.4%) to $26.29 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,733,478 shares of USG exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,047,800 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $25.76-$26.49 after having opened the day at $25.85 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.92. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were:
China Recycling Energy Corporation
(
), up 10.2%,
China Advanced Construction Materials Group
(
), up 5.0%,
(
), up 4.6% and
(
), up 3.9%.
USG Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials worldwide. The company operates in three reportable segments: North American Gypsum, Worldwide Ceilings, and Building Products Distribution. USG has a market cap of $2.7 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are down 12.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate USG a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates USG as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and generally higher debt management risk.
- You can view the full USG Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 6.7%,
Integrated Electrical Services
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), down 4.1%,
(
), down 3.9% and
Industrial Services of America
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), down 3.4%.
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) while those bearish on the materials & construction industry could consider
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).
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