Construction Stocks To Watch Today – November 12th

Caterpillar, Lowe’s Companies, Comfort Systems USA, Deere & Company, 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 construction firms, and suppliers of building materials or equipment. For investors, they offer exposure to construction activity and can be sensitive to economic growth, interest rates, public spending, and material costs. 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 up $6.46 on Thursday, hitting $608.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,519,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,915,765. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $748.35 and a 200-day moving average of $805.55. 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 $278.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 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.

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.

Shares of NYSE LOW traded down $3.56 on Thursday, reaching $228.04. 1,774,737 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,994,416. Lowe’s Companies has a fifty-two week low of $178.45 and a fifty-two week high of $293.06. The company has a 50 day moving average of $198.83 and a 200 day moving average of $224.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $127.94 billion, a PE ratio of 19.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.81.

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.

FIX stock traded down $16.72 during trading on Thursday, reaching $1,144.91. The stock had a trading volume of 311,206 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,944. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,486.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,597.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market capitalization of $40.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.68 and a beta of 1.64. Comfort Systems USA has a 1-year low of $841.66 and a 1-year high of $2,073.99.

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 Deere & Company stock traded down $3.78 during trading on Thursday, reaching $687.97. The company had a trading volume of 513,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,336,455. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $669.14 and its 200-day moving average is $610.65. Deere & Company has a fifty-two week low of $455.90 and a fifty-two week high of $721.22. The company has a market cap of $185.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 2.10.

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.

PWR stock traded down $1.32 during trading on Thursday, hitting $606.62. 445,827 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,181,123. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.29. Quanta Services has a 52 week low of $408.36 and a 52 week high of $788.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $628.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $628.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.