Imagine how the world has changed when it comes to homebuilders. From boom to a massive boom, and then to bust. The bust was bad enough that many investors are probably surprised…
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have had a revelation. The company has added homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) to its ‘Conviction Buy’ list. The only possible explanation is that…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at TD. Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ)…
A second homebuilder has reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings that handily beat very low expectations. Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) reported this morning that it had quarterly EPS of $0.17 on revenue…
Homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) posted a surprise EPS gain of $0.23 for its fourth quarter of 2010 ended in November. Analysts had expected an EPS loss of -$0.17. The company’s revenue…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $198 at BofA/ML. American…
Today’s disappointing report on unemployment from the US Labor Department sent stock futures down sharply this morning. Along with that slide may have gone some glimmers of hope for US homebuilders. A…
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) managed to post a quarterly profit in its fiscal fourth quarter earnings report this morning. It sounds great on the headline for a homebuilder to be posting…
Jon C. Ogg Just last week the Mortgage Bankers Association, MBA, released its forecast for mortgage rates and numbers for the rest of 2010 and 2011. The association expect 30-year mortgages to fall through the…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes this morning: Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) Started as Buy at Jefferies. Barclays plc (NYSE:…
Defying all the mediocre views of the US housing market, PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) reported EPS of $0.20 on revenue of $1.3 billion. Analysts had been expecting an EPS loss of -$0.01 on…
On May 17th and May 25th, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stopped trading in lumber futures because the contract price had fallen by the maximum allowable amount of $10. On the 25th, lumber…
Some of the top earnings next week are Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL), TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO),…
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has initiated coverage of the homebuilder sector this morning. Technically this is a resumption of coverage. While some are positive calls, there are still some cautious undertones here…
These are Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised target to $160 from $130 at Barclays. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:…
