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$21.98 0.62 (2.90%)
5/12/2008 4:07 PM

Centex Corp (CTX)

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The Company is focused on residential and commercial construction and related activities, including mortgage financing. Its subsidiary companies operated in three principal business segments: Home Building, Financial Services and Construction Services.

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Small Cap (1922), Mid Cap (670), Residential Construction (27), Home Builder (13), S&P 500 (484)
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Centex Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $21.98
Last Trade Time: 5/12/2008 4:07 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $21.36
Daily Range: $21.18 - $22.14
52-Week Range: $17.77 - $49.85
Volume: 4,464,662
Market Cap: $2.61B
P/E Ratio: 12.64
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Avatar StocksForCash (82.43) Submitted: 2/13/08 10:14 AM

Okay ... so I tried a swing short on some of the homies that had popped up a few weeks ago. Most of them worked out for minor gains and a few lost. Now, with the rate cuts, Fed. stimulus, gas going down and whatever else, ... changed my thinking that now is the time to be accumulating home builders ...More

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Avatar jstegma (99.46) Submitted: 3/31/08 11:51 AM

I live in a Centex home, and I would not invest in a company that builds houses like this. My wife described it as "A Centex home - boring and bland." My friend said he nearly soiled himself when he saw the 2x4's that form the structure - it is a very weak home structurally. The Centex salesman w...More

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Avatar CarltonWhitfield (98.60) Submitted: 5/12/08 3:58 PM : Underperform Start Price: $22.04 CTX Score: 0.29

we are set for an extended route of the new homebuilding industry. falling prices, tight credit and demographics will lead to both a lack of demand and continuous oversupply for a decade in my opinion. while some of the homebuilders may do fine the market should be able to handily outgrow them, especially given their recent hard bounce off the bottom.

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Avatar tnlbohrer (< 20) Submitted: 5/02/08 10:47 AM : Outperform Start Price: $22.41 CTX Score: -1.22

Buying low on homebuilders

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Avatar HOTANGELJENNI (52.08) Submitted: 5/02/08 10:09 AM : Outperform Start Price: $22.68 CTX Score: -1.92

this one has no way to go but up

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Avatar shop1 (28.05) Submitted: 4/30/08 1:16 PM : Underperform Start Price: $21.56 CTX Score: -1.38




Homebuilding, financial services and construction services...the trifecta for a failed business. Centex has negative earnings, negative cash flow & a negative profit margin. It doesn't look like the housing industry will be turning around any time soon and one really has to question whether this company will survive the downturn. Smart investors will steer clear on Centex for awhile just to make sure it doesn't go belly up.

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Avatar Ross500i (84.65) Submitted: 4/28/08 8:12 PM : Underperform Start Price: $21.36 CTX Score: -2.09

alright hes my new thesis...an interesting one..probably will be wrong but who knows: housing will be down significantly this week due to the federal reserve addressing inflation at the next meeting. The rally on anticipated rate cut is overdue and housing is back for a pullback.

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TrackSoleil < 20 11/27/07 Outperform NS $18.68+17.69%-0.90%+18.59
TrackJimCramer 81.00 11/16/07 Underperform 3W $21.96+0.09%-3.66%-3.75
TrackCitigroup 88.76 10/01/07 Outperform NS $27.29-19.46%-8.52%-10.93
TrackHAndW < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $26.48-17.00%-7.94%-9.06 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackBrandes < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $26.48-17.00%-7.94%-9.06 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
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TrackPaliResearc 76.12 07/11/07 Outperform NS $39.66-44.57%-6.83%-37.75
TrackCreditSuiss 94.99 04/09/07 Outperform NS $42.02-47.69%-2.74%-44.96
TrackLehmanBros 86.05 10/16/06 Outperform NS $52.20-57.90%+2.89%-60.79
TrackDeutscheSec 89.43 10/13/06 Outperform NS $52.69-58.29%+3.18%-61.47

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