Biggest Movers in Capital Goods Stocks Now – BECN NVR MTH MLM

by Portfolio Grader | July 23, 2014 5:15 pm

Capital goods stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among capital goods stocks include:

• Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN[1]): BECN stock is up 1.9% today on 2 times normal volume.

• NVR Inc (NVR[2]): NVR stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Meritage Corp (MTH[3]): MTH stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Martin Marietta Materials (MLM[4]): MLM stock is up 1.2% today.

• NCI Building Systems (NCS[5]): NCS stock is up 1.1% today.

• Lennar Corp (LEN.B[6]): LEN.B stock is up 0.8% today.

• Empresas Ica Soc Contrladora (ICA[7]): ICA stock is up 0.8% today.

• M.D.C. Holdings (MDC[8]): MDC stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• KBR Inc (KBR[9]): KBR stock is up 0.6% today.

• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC[10]): JEC stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among capital goods stocks include:

• Heico Corp (HEI[11]): HEI stock is down 1.7% today.

• Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd (CSTE[12]): CSTE stock is down 1.3% today.

• Deere & Company (DE[13]): DE stock is down 1.1% today.

• Granite Construction Inc (GVA[14]): GVA stock is down 1.1% today.

• Flowserve Corp (FLS[15]): FLS stock is down 1.0% today.

• United Technologies Corp (UTX[16]): UTX stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Tennant Company (TNC[17]): TNC stock is down 1.0% today.

• Esterline Technologies Corp (ESL[18]): ESL stock is down 1.0% today.

• Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB[19]): ORB stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Kennametal Inc (KMT[20]): KMT stock is down 0.9% today.

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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