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Barclays Upgrades PulteGroup, Says Its Management Concerns Are Overblown
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 7:47am | 212Shares of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) have plunged more than 5 percent in the last 5 trading days. Barclays’ Stephen Kim upgraded the rating for the company from Underweight to Equal-weight, while maintaining a price target of $18. PulteGroup has been focusing on improving its...
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Barclays 'Increasingly Convinced' In Owens Corning; Upgrades To Overweight
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 12:00pm | 225In a report published Friday, Barclays analyst Stephen Kim commented that heading into the Spring season, the setup for the asphalt shingle market is the "bet we've seen in years." According to Kim, shingle pricing will remain stable in 2015, marking a "significant inflection...
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Here's What The Street's Saying About Lennar
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 10:24am | 369Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) reported better than expected earnings on Thursday. EPS was $0.50 on revenue of $1.64 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 on $1.5 billion of revenue. In a statement, Lennar CEO Stuart Miller said, "In spite of some very difficult weather...
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Barclays Cuts Toll Brothers Price Target
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 2:44pm | 256Barclays lowered its price target on Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE: TOL) Friday from $37 to $34 and maintained an Equal-Weight rating. The change follows the company’s fiscal Q4 miss. Analyst Stephen Kim summarized that “Toll Brothers reported 4Q14 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75 vs....
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Barclays Lowers Building Products & Homebuilding Industry To Neutral
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 8:03am | 251Barclays lowered its U.S. Building Products & Homebuilding Industry View to Neutral. Analyst Stephen Kim believed "investors should remain guarded in their approach to the group and approach the seasonal trade with some caution." The report warned that a "Price-Less...
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Barclays Revises Price Targets On Homebuilders
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 3:33pm | 255In a report released Monday, analyst Stephen Kim revised price targets on homebuilders covered by Barclays. Kim revised his price targets due to FY15 projections shifting on Barclays' two major focuses of price-to-book and price-to-earnings. The analyst lowered his near-term orders outlook...
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UPDATE: Barclays Capital Reiterates On Toll Brothers Following 2Q14 Earnings
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 8:10am | 150In a report published Thursday, Barclays Capital analyst Stephen Kim reiterated an Equal-Weight rating on Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), and raised the price target from $40.00 to $41.00. In the report, Barclays Capital noted, “Toll Brothers (TOL) reported 2Q14 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.36, vs. our $...
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Homebuilding Near-Term Deceleration Will Reward Stock Pickers, Analyst Offers Picks
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 11:22am | 206On Tuesday, Barclays released a note on the homebuilding sector, moving towards a stock picking approach. Analyst Stephen Kim downgraded shares of PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) from Equalweight to Underweight and lowered the price target from $21 to $20. Kim's “top pick” is D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI); he...
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Cautious Analyst Note from Barclays & New Sales Data Drag Homebuilders Lower
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 2:45pm | 711On 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...