Weyerhaeuser Co (WY): 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 2.1%. By the end of trading, Weyerhaeuser rose $0.35 (1.2%) to $28.73 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4,118,858 shares of Weyerhaeuser exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6,271,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $28.43-$28.99 after having opened the day at $28.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.38. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were:
China Recycling Energy Corporation
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), up 16.2%,
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), up 9.4%,
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), up 7.5% and
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), up 7.1%.
Weyerhaeuser Company, a forest products company, grows and harvests trees, builds homes, and manufactures forest products worldwide. It grows and harvests trees for use as lumber, other wood and building products, and pulp and paper. Weyerhaeuser has a market cap of $15.5 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 2.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Weyerhaeuser a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Weyerhaeuser
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
- You can view the full Weyerhaeuser Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 6.4%,
China Advanced Construction Materials Group
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), down 6.2%,
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), down 5.0% and
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), down 4.0%.
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) while those bearish on the materials & construction industry could consider
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