Homebuilding is a cyclical industry, and it’s had a crazy last few decades with some huge bubbles and bursts. But if you can plan for those peaks and valleys — and you totally can — the industry has some fantastic companies with huge growth potential that long-term investors won’t want to skip.
In this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Energy and Industrials, host Sarah Priestley and Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall go through the basics of the homebuilding industry today, then share three specific companies that long-term investors might want to consider. Click play, and find out what risks to watch out for in this industry, which U.S. states and regions are seeing the biggest new housing booms, where demand for new homes is coming from, what that trend means, and more.
A full transcript follows the video.
This video was recorded on May 3, 2018.
Sarah Priestley: Welcome to Industry Focus, the show that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day. Today, we’re talking Energy and Industrials. It’sThursday, the 3rd of May, andwe’ll be discussing home builder stocks.I’m your host, Sarah Priestley, and joining me on Skype isMotley Fool contributor Jason Hall. Jason, thank you for joining me today!
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- [By Logan Wallace]
Imperial Oil Ltd (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,491,321 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the May 31st total of 11,363,187 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 400,912 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 28.7 days.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Swiss National Bank cut its position in shares of Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) by 6.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,066,300 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 76,100 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.13% of Imperial Oil worth $28,203,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
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National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) and DistributionNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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- [By Logan Wallace]
ValuEngine upgraded shares of DistributionNOW (NYSE:DNOW) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report published on Friday.
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Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Chevron Corporation(CVX)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded up 2.44% at $117.28. The stock’s 52-week range is $102.55 to $133.88. Volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 7.3 million. The company had no specific news.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded down 1.88% at $124.05. The stock’s 52-week range is $102.55 to $133.88. Volume was about 40% below the daily average of around 6.7 million. The company had no specific news.
- [By Maxx Chatsko]
Unfortunately, other oil majors, such as Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and BP (NYSE:BP), don’t appear to be taking renewable energy as seriously as their peers, despite talking the talk. That will become important sooner than investors might think.
Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Southwestern Energy Company(SWN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Chris Lange]
The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Thursday was Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) which rose over 5% to $5.77. The stocks 52-week range is $4.90 to $10.99. Volume was about 19 million compared to its average volume of nearly 17 million.
- [By Chris Lange]
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- [By Max Byerly]
Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) had its price target raised by B. Riley from $7.85 to $10.00 in a research note released on Friday. They currently have a buy rating on the energy company’s stock.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) traded down about 5.2% Friday and posted a new 52-week low of $4.00 after closing Thursday at $4.22. The stock’s 52-week high is $9.75. Volume was around 21 million, about 10% below the daily average of around 23 million shares. The company had no specific news.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) traded down 7.4% Monday and posted a new 52-week low of $4.63 after closing Friday at $5.00. The stock’s 52-week high is $9.75. Volume was over 37 million, approaching double the daily average of about 21 million shares. The company had no specific news.
Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: BWX Technologies, Inc.(BWXT)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Shane Hupp]
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Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: FMC Technologies, Inc.(FTI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Companies Reporting After The Bell
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Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MHLD) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $739.31 million.
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $30.08, but opened at $30.71. TechnipFMC shares last traded at $31.92, with a volume of 3128980 shares.
- [By Dan Caplinger]
Oil-field services companies have endured a rocky road in recent years, and even though 2018 has seen nice gains in oil prices so far, investors aren’t sure whether companies like TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) have truly turned the corner. For the provider of energy services both off the coast and at land-based well sites, rising energy prices are just the first step in spurring its exploration and production company customers to utilize more of its services.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
DNB Markets upgraded shares of TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports.
Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: World Fuel Services Corporation(INT)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) shares dropped 21 percent to $22.05 following Q1 results.
Shares of Biglari Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BH) were down 17 percent to $352.05. Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) will replace Biglari Holdings in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, May 1.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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- [By Max Byerly]
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Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.(CLF)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Tyler Crowe, Reuben Gregg Brewer, and Travis Hoium]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
An issue of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) bonds fell 1.1% as a percentage of their face value during trading on Wednesday. The high-yield issue of debt has a 5.75% coupon and will mature on March 1, 2025. The debt is now trading at $95.44 and was trading at $97.00 one week ago. Price changes in a company’s bonds in credit markets often anticipate parallel changes in its stock price.
- [By Brian Feroldi, Keith Speights, and Neha Chamaria]
With that in mind, we asked a team of Motley Fool investors to highlight a stock that was recently purchased by a well-known investor.Here’s why they called outCleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), andSiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE).
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Hudbay Minerals (NYSE: HBM) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
- [By Rich Smith]
Has there ever been a more surprising turnaround story than Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF)?
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