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Looking ahead to General Building Materials industry earnings this week; DW, VMC, MLM, AAON, LXU, HW

Sunday, 01 November 2009 22:05

The major portion of the earnings months are upon us, and daily the markets are moving on the announcements of the major stocks and industries. Here we take a look at the General Building Materials industry stocks with news this week. It’s vital for traders to stay informed on which companies are due to report and to know what expectations are for those reports.

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Drew Industries Inc. (DW) isn’t the largest stock in the industry, but is the third largest General Building Materials stock to announce this week. The company will file Monday.

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) is the biggest announcement (in terms of market cap) in the industry this week on Monday. The company has posted a -3.22% loss in stock price since about the time of its last earnings release, while the General Building Materials industry overall has returned .73% gain in the same period.

Investors will watch the VMC release closely as it may be an indicator for the General Building Materials stocks that follow it this week and the overall health of the group.

Also filing and hosting a call this week is Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) on Tuesday. The stock boasts a market cap of $3.71B and has seen a -4.93% loss in value since around the time of its previous earnings announcement.

Investors will also be watching other General Building Materials stocks with earnings announcements this week like AAON Inc. (AAON), which will post on Wednesday, as well as these others: