Construction Materials

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has a Neutral rating and a $50 price target on shares of Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC). In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We see modest upside in Construction Materials stocks in the near term, supported by stable infrastructure trends and gradual cyclical...

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he likes Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE: CX). He thinks that CX is a good speculative stock. Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (CX) gained 2.80% on Friday, and it closed at $9.18. Cramer is not a buyer of Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP),...

Below are the top cement stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH) is $24.03 billion. CRH had $2.47 billion in total cash for the recent quarter. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) is $14.99...

Morgan Keegan has reported on Texas Industries' (NYSE: TXI) third quarter earnings. Morgan Keegan writes, "TXI reported an adjusted loss of ($0.75) on revenue of $125.8 million for fiscal 3Q11 ending February. We were expecting a loss of ($0.76) on revenue of $131.9 million and the street was...

Jefferies has increased their EPS estimates for Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI). According to the report, "Following better than expected Q3 results, we are increasing our EPS estimate for both this year and FY2012, but we still expect TXI to remain loss-making during this period. Our price target...

According to Jefferies, Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) Q3 loss was lower than expected mainly due to higher than expected shipments. Jefferies reported that Q3-2010 (December 2010-February 2011) loss of $0.75 per share was $0.11 ahead of Jefferies estimate and $0.03 ahead of Bloomberg's estimate of...

Analysts at RBS upgrade CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH) from “hold” to “buy.” CRH shares rose 2.15% to close at $22.32 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

In its 3Q11 preview of Texas Industries Inc. (NYSE: TXI), Morgan Keegan said that it is maintaining its Market Perform rating. “TXI is expected to report results for its fiscal 3Q11 (ending February) after market close on Wednesday, March 23,” Morgan Keegan writes. “We are expecting an adjusted...

In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Texas Industries Inc. (NYSE: TXI) Owner, NNS Holding, reported that it purchased 96,664 shares of TXI on March 15th-16th for an average price of $40.77. The transaction totaled $3,941,301. NNS Holding owns 5,545,837 indirect shares of TXI. Source: The Washington...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy put spreads on Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) to hedge commodity exposure. Goldman Sachs Construction Products analyst, Jerry Revich, rates shares as a Sell and sees 27% downside to his 12-month price...

Shares of CEMEX, S.A.B. (NYSE: CX) are higher on the session by 1.83%, trading at $8.90. Overall put volume is now running at 2.12x the daily average, with 96% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 6,763 contracts have traded on the session so far. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. is a global...

Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW) today announced that coal ash produced at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center will be managed by a subsidiary of Headwaters Incorporated. Headwaters is America's largest manager and marketer of coal combustion products – under a long-term contract recently...

At 10:10 am, the Dow gained 0.34% to 12,267.74, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.37% to 1,332.88 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.44% to 2,816.62. The industries that are driving the market today are: Manufactured Housing: This industry jumped 2.07% by 10:10 am. The top...

The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on its common stock payable March 10, 2011, to shareholders of record February 25, 2011.

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Banco Santander (NYSE: BSBR) 5,028 puts, 36 calls 2. Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) 8,043 puts, 94 calls 3. Cemex SaB (NYSE: CX) 6,118 puts, 243 calls 4. YRC Worldwide...