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Lowest Beta in the Construction Materials Industry Detected in Shares of United States Lime & Minerals (USLM, CRH, MLM, EXP, JHX)

Written on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 3:26am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Construction Materials industry as measured by beta. Lower-beta stocks mean minimal volatility and are therefore generally considered to be a less risk and offer more stable returns.
United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) ranks first with a beta of 0.9; CRH (NYSE:CRH) ranks second with a beta of 0.9; and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) ranks third with a beta of 1.2.
Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) follows with a beta of 1.3 and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.3.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of CRH and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 05, 2010 at $25.36. The stock has fallen 19.9% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nasdaq:uslm united states lime & minerals lowest beta

Ticker(s): USLM CRH MLM EXP JHX

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