Despite reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2013 results, we maintained a Neutral recommendation on Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), on Feb 5, due to slowing order trends. Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) stock opened at $40.94 in last session, and closed at $41.71, while the day range of LEN stock is $40.67 – $41.88. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 7.36%.
USG Corp. (NYSE:USG), the wallboard maker whose largest shareholder is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., rose to its highest level since 2008 after profit beat analysts’ estimates amid a homebuilding rebound. USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) stock opened at $31.51, in last session and closed at $33.39, by gaining 13.42%. The 52 week range of USG is $21.35 – $33.67. Company’s market capitalization is $4.58billion.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) made a new 52-week high of $67.97 in the current trading session after the company said that it earned $0.07 per share for the fourth quarter, better than $0.03 per share, one year ago. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) stock advanced 9.09% and finished the last session at $65.66. The EPS of the stock remained 0.11. Company’s market capitalization is $8.54billion.
Including its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE:EXP) for the first nine months to 31 December 2013 rose by 37.2 per cent to US$757m. Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE:EXP) stock opened the session at $74.48, and closed the session at $78.76. The 52 week range of the EXP stock remained $59.08 – $81.95 and the day range was $74.48 – $79.32.