Construction Stocks To Watch Now - November 13th

Key Points

• Five construction-related stocks to watch based on recent dollar trading volume are Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Lowe’s, Comfort Systems USA, and Quanta Services.
• In Friday trading, Caterpillar, Deere, Comfort Systems, and Quanta Services shares fell, while Lowe’s edged up. Comfort Systems had the largest percentage drop among the group, falling about 1.8%.
• The companies span equipment manufacturing, home improvement retail, mechanical and electrical contracting, and utility and energy infrastructure—businesses whose performance can be influenced by construction spending, economic growth, and interest rates.

Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Lowe's Companies, Comfort Systems USA, and Quanta Services are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Construction stocks are shares of companies involved in building and infrastructure, such as homebuilders, engineering and contracting firms, and construction-materials or equipment suppliers. Their performance often depends on factors like interest rates, economic growth, and public and private construction spending. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Construction stocks within the last several days.

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

Shares of NYSE CAT traded down $9.68 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $595.60. 1,110,772 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,912,170. Caterpillar has a 12 month low of $537.08 and a 12 month high of $1,073.46. The company has a market capitalization of $272.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $744.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $805.40.

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Deere & Company (DE)

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.

Shares of DE traded down $7.10 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $671.69. The stock had a trading volume of 589,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,337,077. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. Deere & Company has a 52 week low of $455.90 and a 52 week high of $721.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $668.78 and a 200 day moving average of $611.46. The company has a market cap of $181.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.89.

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Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.

LOW stock traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $227.60. 1,412,951 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,997,283. Lowe's Companies has a one year low of $178.45 and a one year high of $293.06. The company has a market cap of $127.69 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.81. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $199.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.22.

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Comfort Systems USA (FIX)

Comfort Systems USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mechanical and Electrical. The company offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, off-site construction, monitoring, and fire protection.

Shares of Comfort Systems USA stock traded down $20.66 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $1,107.43. The company's stock had a trading volume of 230,730 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,973. The company has a market capitalization of $38.75 billion, a PE ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1,477.41 and a 200 day moving average of $1,597.39. Comfort Systems USA has a 12 month low of $841.66 and a 12 month high of $2,073.99.

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Quanta Services (PWR)

Quanta Services, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, renewable energy, communications, and pipeline and energy industries in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company's Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment engages in the design, procurement, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure projects; installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks; and design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wirings.

Shares of NYSE:PWR traded down $8.56 during trading on Friday, hitting $597.60. 329,149 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,179,068. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $628.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $628.94. Quanta Services has a 52 week low of $408.36 and a 52 week high of $788.75. The company has a market cap of $90.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.29.

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