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Wedbush reiterated its Neutral rating on Headwaters (NYSE: HW). At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $5 to $4. On Tuesday, HW closed the day at $2.40.

Morgan Keegan has lowered the price target on Martin Marietta (NYSE: MLM) from $95 to $85 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Wedbush Securities has lowered the price target on Headwaters (NYSE: HW) from $5 to $4 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) 3,624 puts, 25 calls 2. Banco Bradesco (NYSE: BBD) 2,945 puts, 95 calls 3. NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) 3,492 puts, 113 calls 4. Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) 4,280 puts, 191 calls 5. Cemex SAB (NYSE: CX) 7,176...

Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) today announced the acquisition of ready mix and aggregate operations of CEMEX USA that serve the Austin metropolitan market. The transaction was finalized on July 29. This acquisition expands TXI's operations by three ready mix concrete plants and one aggregate plant...

Shares of CEMEX (NYSE: CX) are higher on the session by 2.62%, trading at $6.89. Overall put volume is now running at 2.61x the daily average, with 31% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 7,433 contracts have traded on the session so far. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. is a global cement...

Shares of CEMEX (NYSE: CX) are lower on the session by 4.71%, currently trading at $6.88. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the January...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) 5,759 puts, 52 calls 2. Cemex (NYSE: CX) 7,697 puts, 199 calls 3. Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) 5,156 puts, 291 calls 4. McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) 4,386 puts, 254 calls 5. Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) 4,890 puts, 359 calls

Shares of CEMEX (NYSE: CX) are higher on the session by 0.60%, trading at $7.54. Overall put volume is now running at 4.81x the daily average, with 7% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 7,697 contracts have traded on the session so far. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. is a global cement...

Citi downgraded its rating on Cemex (NYSE: CX) from Buy to Hold. At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $12.50 to $9.50. On Friday, CX closed the day at $7.50. Its shares lost 2% of their value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $7.35.

Analysts at Nomura upgraded CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH) from “neutral” to “buy.” CRH's shares closed at $20.71 yesterday. CRH's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $24.43 billion. Analysts at Benchmark Company upgraded DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE: DGI) from “hold” to “buy.” DGI's shares closed at $25.36 yesterday...

According to Jefferies, Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) saw disappointing Q4 earnings. Jefferies said that Q4-2011 (March 2011-May 2011) underlying loss of $0.57 per share was $0.31 worse than its estimate and $0.30 worse than the Thompson Reuters consensus estimate. “The miss relative to our...