Top Construction Stocks To Research - July 20th

Key Points

• MarketBeat flags five construction-related stocks as worth watching: Caterpillar, Comfort Systems USA, D.R. Horton, Lowe’s Companies, and Deere & Company. The list is based on the highest dollar trading volume among construction stocks over the past several days.
• Caterpillar and Deere represent heavy equipment exposure, while Comfort Systems USA provides mechanical and electrical installation, maintenance, and related services. These companies give investors different ways to play construction and infrastructure activity.
• D.R. Horton and Lowe’s offer a housing and home-improvement angle on the construction theme. D.R. Horton is a major homebuilder, while Lowe’s sells products used for construction, repair, remodeling, and decorating.

Caterpillar, Comfort Systems USA, D.R. Horton, Lowe's Companies, and Deere & Company 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 development, such as homebuilders, commercial contractors, heavy construction firms, and suppliers of construction materials. For stock market investors, these companies are often viewed as a way to gain exposure to housing demand, government infrastructure spending, and broader economic growth. 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.

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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.

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D.R. Horton (DHI)

D.R. Horton, Inc. operates as a homebuilding company in East, North, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions in the United States. It engages in the acquisition and development of land; and construction and sale of residential homes in 118 markets across 33 states under the names of D.R.

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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.

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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.

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