A key gauge of U.S. home builders’ confidence in the housing market rose modestly in April but remained low for the third straight month. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index edged up to 47 this month from 46 in March. Readings below 50 mean builders view sales conditions as poor. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) was among the biggest decliners. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) stock performance was -1.10% in last session and finished the day at $4.50. Traded volume was 4.43million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.02million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.89. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) insider ownership is 4.20%.
ExOne Co. (NASDAQ:XONE), which uses sand to make rapid molds for metal castings or powdered metal, has seen its stock price fall 46 percent since its president predicted an 80 percent increase in sales. In January, the company reported it would be about half of that number, because orders got deferred into the new year, the Wall Street Journal reported. ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) dropped -1.27 percent to $25.58 Tuesday on volume of 503,797.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $24.34 to $26.42. ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) has a market capitalization of $368.99million.
The introduction of LNG into the Keota plant, which took place during the FEED stage, will secure a cost-effective supply of LNG for Noble Energy and other operators in the DJ basin. It will also enable greater natural gas use throughout the supply chain. Chart Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLS) was selected to design and manufacture the LNG facility. Design changes made to integrate LNG include the addition of a gas pretreating section and an adjustment to the original site plan. Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLS)’s stock on Apr 15, 2014 reported a increase of 0.40% to the closing price of $75.05. Its fifty two weeks range is $72.92 -$130.85. The total market capitalization recorded $2.29billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 265,635.00million shares. In its share capital, GTLS has 30.47million outstanding shares.
China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:CCCL), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, announced two semi-annual cash dividends of $0.0125 per share. The cash dividends will be payable on July 14, 2014 and January 14, 2015, with record dates of June 13, 2014 and December 12, 2014, respectively. On Tuesday, shares of China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CCCL) dropped -9.26% to close the day at $1.47. Company return on investment (ROI) is 16.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as -10.91%. China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CCCL) quarterly revenue growth is -40.24%.