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USG Corp (USG)

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The Company through its subsidiaries is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials, producing a range of products for use in new residential, new nonresidential, and repair & remodel construction, including products used in industrial processes.

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Asbestos (4), Value (1901), Buffett Stock (45), Cyclical (3415), Building Products (29), Chicago (30), Industrials (718), Small Cap (1645), Distressed (1597)
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USG Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $11.99
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $11.58
Daily Range: $11.63 - $12.18
52-Week Range: $4.16 - $19.88
Volume: 1,176,289
Market Cap: $1.19B
P/E Ratio: 51.19
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Avatar DenisHancock (< 20) Submitted: 7/21/09 3:49 PM

Lots of nagging problems, but me thinks Buffett was onto something...

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USG Corp (USG)

Avatar OptionXpert (63.58) Submitted: 10/20/08 9:31 PM

USG has been losing $ 50 million every quarter so far this year. They probably will only lose $40 million in the 9/30/08 quarter because of the price increase they implemented in Aug an Sept. However the final quarter of 2008 will be an absolute disaster, because of the banking crisis that will ...More

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Avatar AlexisMachine (54.28) Submitted: 1/25/10 10:46 AM : Outperform Start Price: $13.80 USG Score: -10.73

Despite what the fundamentals are some stocks have groupies who love them so that they will only let them go so low before driving them up to insane levels and this is one of two such stocks that I happen to like buying at these lower prices and re-selling for $3.00 or so a share more. Also this company will blow the socks off the S&P 500 in the next five years either being bought out or it will at a minimum treble in value.

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Avatar klanceman (61.41) Submitted: 1/07/10 4:38 PM : Outperform Start Price: $15.73 USG Score: -17.90

pend up house demand will be back soon!

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Avatar bullsHorn (27.20) Submitted: 12/08/09 10:26 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.33 USG Score: -13.98

While I'm confident that this stock will outperform over the next 3-5 yrs, I do not believe it will outperform it's competition. USG has, a few years back, implemented a strategy that is currently blowing up in their face. They started selling their product to themselves at a high discount, which in turn provided them the ability to charge less for their building contracts. Well, if you’re their building competitor, but you buy your building materials from USG, are you going to be happy that the company providing you materials is actually driving you out of business with prices you can’t match??? So the obvious response is, to stop buying supplies from USG. So while USG’s building contracts are expanding, their raw material purchasers are dropping quickly. This is correctable, but it will put them behind their competition and we’ll have to see how stubborn their management is. Go with another competitor, one that provides a dividend if possible.

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Avatar CarpePecunium (< 20) Submitted: 11/04/09 10:36 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.33 USG Score: -17.42

Housing will start up again. Buffet is interested

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Avatar CHICMAGG (46.80) Submitted: 10/22/09 3:56 PM : Outperform Start Price: $15.66 USG Score: -21.51

the recovery and stim. pckg from the govt and other countries will be beneficial to USG

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TrackJimCramer < 20 06/21/07 Underperform 3W $49.50-75.78%-25.74%+50.04
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