Toll Brothers

The new earnings season is a few weeks away yet, but among the off-season earnings reports coming up are those from residential homebuilders Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV) and Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL). Reports on the housing markets have been mixed recently, and some competitors...

It will be another quiet week on the earnings front in the wake of the Labor Day holiday. Among the most prominent quarterly reports due, Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), Hovnanian (NYSE: HOV) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) are expected to show some earnings growth. Analysts also are...

U.S. stocks were little changed as the second quarter comes to an end. Investors and traders are likely spending the last day of the quarter the same way they did to ring in the quarter: questioning the direction of the U.S. economy and wondering what is in store in the coming quarter. One...

The U.S. stock market recorded healthy gains last week and the S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high on Tuesday. Stocks have been in a bull market now since the lows of March 2009, but the investment landscape has certainly become more difficult in 2014. As the bull market continues into a...

U.S. stocks ended a four day rally which saw the S&P 500 hit historical all-time highs. However, during Wednesday's trading session the ten-year Treasury yield traded as low as 2.439 percent, the lowest level seen since June 2013. Volume remained below average during Wednesday's trading...

Among the earnings reports due this holiday-shortened week are those from retailers Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). Strong results are also expected from semiconductor maker Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) and from homebuilder...

U.S. stocks were mostly higher on Thursday as both the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq index recorded a fourth straight winning session in a relatively slow news day that was heavy on earnings. The Dow Jones rose as much as 35 points and falling as much as 56 as earnings from Dow listed companies...

Lackluster demand and declining gross margins are the two main points that Daniel Oppenheim, research analyst at Credit Suisse, emphasized in a note to clients in which three names in the homebuilding sector were downgraded. PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and William Lyon...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors found no new positive (or negative) developments from Ukraine and no new economic reports from China. Stanley Fischer, the nominee for Federal Reserve vice chairman will deliver a prepared testimony ahead of his confirmation at the Senate Banking...

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...

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors found a decline in consumer confidence as reason enough to keep stocks from moving higher. The S&P 500 retreated from its record all time high set yesterday but took a run above the 1,850 level in the late morning. The all time high for the index is...

Last week, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off the parade of big retailers stepping into the earnings spotlight by offering up subpar same-store sales and weak guidance for the year. Inclement weather got some of the blame. Will that be so for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Home Depot (NYSE...

U.S. stocks picked up where they left off on Friday and declined today as investors have plenty on their mind. With earnings being a mixed bag, investors are looking at emerging markets and economic data to support a bullish case for equities. On the emerging market front, investors remain...

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...