Hottest Capital Goods Stocks Now – MTW DXPE FBHS USG

by Portfolio Grader | April 29, 2014 5:15 pm

Capital goods stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.5%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.8% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

• Manitowoc Company (MTW[1]): MTW stock is up 2.1% today.

• Dxp Enterprises (DXPE[2]): DXPE stock is up 1.8% today.

• Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS[3]): FBHS stock is up 1.6% today.

• USG Corp (USG[4]): USG stock is up 1.6% today.

• Itt Industries (ITT[5]): ITT stock is up 1.3% today.

• CRH Plc (CRH[6]): CRH stock is up 1.4% today.

• Ryland Group (RYL[7]): RYL stock is up 1.3% today.

• Trinity Industries (TRN[8]): TRN stock is up 1.2% today.

• Idex Corp (IEX[9]): IEX stock is up 1.1% today.

• Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC[10]): NOC stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

• Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG[11]): BGG stock is down 1.3% today.

• Cubic Corp (CUB[12]): CUB stock is down 1.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Agco Corp (AGCO[13]): AGCO stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT[14]): AIT stock is down 0.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Teledyne Technologies Inc (TDY[15]): TDY stock is down 0.6% today.

• Toro Company (TTC[16]): TTC stock is down 0.6% today.

• AAR Corp (AIR[17]): AIR stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO[18]): LECO stock is down 0.5% today.

• Quanta Services (PWR[19]): PWR stock is down 0.4%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• The Middleby Corp (MIDD[20]): MIDD stock is down 0.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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