Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. (CX): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Winner

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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V ( CX) pushed the Materials & Construction industry higher today making it today's featured materials & construction winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V rose 10 cents (1.1%) to $9.22 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 19.9 million shares of Cemex S.A.B. de C.V exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.1 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $8.98-$9.33 after having opened the day at $9.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.12. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were: Integrated Electrical Services ( IESC), up 16.5%, Real Goods Solar ( RSOL), up 11.1%, PGT ( PGTI), up 8.6%, and USG ( USG), up 8.5%.

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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 $10.03 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 69.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. 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 sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk and disappointing return on equity.

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