Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. (CX): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Laggard
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) pushed the Materials & Construction industry lower today making it today's featured Materials & Construction laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V fell 14 cents (-1.8%) to $7.73 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4.2 million shares of Cemex S.A.B. de C.V exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 11.9 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $7.70-$7.92 after having opened the day at $7.89 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $7.87. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that declined today were:
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), down 19.1%,
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), down 10.3%,
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), down 5.6%, and
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), down 5.1%.
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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 $8.62 billion and is part of the
sector. Shares are up 46% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are five analysts that rate Cemex S.A.B. de C.V a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and six 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 an overall disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Cemex S.A.B. de C.V Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
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), up 6.3%,
China Advanced Construction Materials Group
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), up 4.8%,
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), up 4.5%, and
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), up 3.3%, were all gainers within the materials & construction industry with
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) being today's featured materials & construction industry leader.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the materials & construction industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the materials & construction industry could consider
ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd
(
).
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