Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP)

Eagle Materials Inc. is trading at $183.64, up 0.99% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $180.59 and the 200 day at $202.71, which puts the stock in a downtrend. RSI is at 60.2, which reads as strong, and MACD is bullish crossover. Volume is above average.

The nearest support is around $175.78 with resistance near $183.87, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $5.16, or about 2.8% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 55 out of 100 combines a trend score of 23, momentum of 81 and a risk score of 71.

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heavy construction products and light building materials in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Gypsum Wallboard, and Recycled Paperboard. It engages in the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of portland cement, including Portland limestone cement; grinding and sale of slag; and mining of gypsum for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboards used to finish the interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures, as well as containerboard and lightweight packaging grades. The company is also involved in the manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; sale of readymix concrete; and mining and sale of aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Its products are used in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and repair and remodel activities. The company was formerly known as Centex Construction Products, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle Materials, Inc. in January 2004. Eagle Materials Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.