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The earnings crunch continues, and leading homebuilders Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH), Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) and Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF) will be taking their turns in the earnings spotlight Thursday, July 31. D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) and PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM)...

The earnings crunch is well underway, and leading homebuilders D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) and PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) will be taking their turns in the earnings spotlight Thursday, July 24, before the markets open. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) and Lennar (NYSE: LEN) posted better...

Many homebuilder stocks have had a strong start to the new year, even as some economic data suggest the housing recovery may have stalled. But analysts believe that MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO) and Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF) shares still have some...

On Monday, Stephen Kim, an analyst at Barclays, issued a research note on the U.S. building products and homebuilding sector. He concluded it will become increasingly difficult for investors to find value in the sector. “We believe the homebuilders' already high market shares and decelerating...

In early September, the housing market continued to recover, even while mortgage rates crept higher as well. Overall, the short interest moves in residential construction stocks were modest in the period. However, KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) and Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC)...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the early weeks of August, as concerns about rising interest rates began to grow. M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw upswings in short interest of more than 12 percent. The number of shares...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the final weeks of July, as the recovery in the housing market continued to recover. KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) and NVR (NYSE: NVR) saw upswings in short interest of more than 20 percent. The...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the early weeks of July, as the recovery in the housing market continued to sputter along. Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and TRI Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH) saw the sharpest upswings in...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the final two weeks of June, as the recovery in the housing market continued to sputter along. Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF), Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw the sharpest swings in...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed during the first two weeks of June, as the recovery in the housing market continued to gather steam. NVR (NYSE: NVR), Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw the sharpest swings in short interest....

The short interest moves in most residential construction stocks were mixed during the latter two weeks of May, as the recovery in the housing market continued to gather steam. But KB Home (NYSE: KBH), NVR (NYSE: NVR) and Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) saw the sharpest rises in short interest...

The short interest moves in most residential construction stocks were mixed during the first two weeks of April, as some the rebound in housing sputtered along. The number of shares sold short in Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM...

The short interest moves in most residential construction stocks were mixed during the final two weeks of March, as some signs suggested that the rebound in housing may be sputtering. The number of shares sold short in Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), Meritage Homes (...

A research report from UBS (NYSE: UBS) released this week included a list of the analyst's “least preferred” stocks. The stocks on the list had an average potential downside of 20 percent. The list also offers candidates for investors to sell or to short. Three struggling retail stocks made the...