Company |
2009 |
1/25/2010 |
2/01/2010 |
1-week |
YTD |
| B&Decker |
64.83 |
67.95 |
66.11 |
-1.84 |
2% |
| Builders' First |
3.84 |
3.38 |
3.34 |
-0.04 |
-13% |
| BlueLinx |
2.77 |
2.7 |
2.92 |
0.22 |
5% |
| Cent Garden |
10.70 |
9.74 |
9.73 |
-0.01 |
-9% |
| Danaher |
75.20 |
74.52 |
71.85 |
-2.67 |
-4% |
| Fastenal |
41.64 |
42.64 |
41.53 |
-1.11 |
0% |
| Fortune Brands |
43.20 |
43.31 |
42.49 |
-0.82 |
-2% |
| General Elec |
15.13 |
16.37 |
16.25 |
-0.12 |
7% |
| Grainger |
96.83 |
100.94 |
99.94 |
-1.00 |
3% |
| Home Depot |
28.93 |
27.62 |
28.39 |
0.77 |
-2% |
| Ingersoll Rnd |
35.74 |
35.01 |
33.03 |
-1.98 |
-8% |
| Lumber Liq |
26.80 |
22.94 |
24.05 |
1.11 |
-10% |
| Lowe's |
23.39 |
22.12 |
21.99 |
-0.13 |
-6% |
| Masco |
13.81 |
13.78 |
13.99 |
0.21 |
1% |
| Makita |
35.00 |
34.74 |
33.65 |
-1.09 |
-4% |
| Newell Rub |
15.01 |
14.54 |
13.64 |
-0.90 |
-9% |
| Sears Holding |
83.45 |
96.62 |
94.24 |
-2.38 |
13% |
| Sherwin-Wms |
61.65 |
58.92 |
64.62 |
5.70 |
5% |
| Scotts M-Gro |
39.31 |
41.02 |
40 |
-1.02 |
2% |
| Snap-On |
42.26 |
43.07 |
41.69 |
-1.38 |
-1% |
| Simpson |
26.89 |
24.97 |
24.75 |
-0.22 |
-8% |
| Stanley |
51.51 |
53.82 |
52.23 |
-1.59 |
1% |
| Target |
48.37 |
50.77 |
51.09 |
0.32 |
6% |
| Tractor Sup |
52.96 |
51.25 |
52.16 |
0.91 |
-2% |
| Toro |
41.81 |
40.6 |
39.66 |
-0.94 |
-5% |
| US Home Sys |
2.62 |
2.2 |
2.24 |
0.04 |
-15% |
| WD-40 |
32.36 |
32.1 |
31.06 |
-1.04 |
-4% |
| Wal-Mart |
53.45 |
52.88 |
53.48 |
0.60 |
0% |
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| THF Composite |
1069 |
1081 |
1070 |
-11 |
0% |
| DJIA |
10428 |
10197 |
10186 |
-11 |
-2% |
| NASDAQ |
2269 |
2211 |
2171 |
-40 |
-4% |
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Live Stock Quotes
Listed below are links to live stock quotes and financial information on some of the major home improvement retail and manufacturing companies, courtesy of Yahoo! Finance. The quotes are delayed by at least 15 minutes, so check with your broker before making any trades.
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THF Composite Flat for 2010
The Hard Fax Composite of Home Improvement Industry Stocks fell 11 points in the most recent week of trading to end at 1070 for the year. The Composite finished 2009 at 1069, so our market basket of industry stocks is up one slim point year-to-date. The broader Dow also fell 11 points for the week to end at 10186, down two percent from 2009’s close of 10428.
Wall Street investors seem to be waiting for some signal in 2010 that the economy is truly set for a rebound. So far, unfortunately, there have been no such strong, clear signals. Despite the recent announcement that GDP increased 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, most observers of the economy remain unconvinced that a true recovery is underway. Most companies are still struggling to increase sales and unemployment levels in the country remain at growth-inhibiting levels. Perhaps the Obama administration’s claim that job creation is now their top priority will help to turn things around. We can hope.
-TVG
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