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Is the homebuilder rally for real?
August 22, 2012: 1:55 PM ET
Shares of homebuilders rallied Wednesday after Toll Brothers reported strong quarterly results and an industry group said home sales rose in July.
The nation's leading luxury homebuilder reported a 46% jump in net income to $61.6 million in the quarter ended July 31. Toll Brothers also said new contracts rose 57%, and its contract backlog grew 44% during the quarter.
Toll Brothers (TOL) stock gained nearly 4% Wednesday. Shares of Hovnanian (HOV), D.R. Horton (DHI) and KB Home (KBH) were also higher.
The homebuilding sector was also supported by a report from the National Association of Realtors, which showed sales of existing homes rose 2.3% in July
StockTwits users debated the merits of the rally.
BrantleyFoster: $TOL i see this back to $26 ... riding on hopium b.s.
buyhighsellhigh: @BrantleyFoster $TOL There is also no hopium. It"s a FACT that they beat earnings estimates, huge increase in profit, and record demand.
That's a good point. As housing has slowly started to recover, Toll Brothers' stock has steadily climbed higher, gaining more than 60% from the start of the year.
edwardnh:Toll Brothers earnings commentary was very bullish on housing http://t.co/jNiCWCvr $TOL
JimCramer: $TOL says best demand in five years. But is it good enough in a market that is suddenly demanding a breather?
Housing has taken such a beating that this time, the turnaround may be for real.
himtam: $TOL Moving forward as economy gets stronger, Tol gets benefits as people move up & new purchases!
And that may put a temporary crimp in the bigger picture of the housing recovery.
PelzOptions: $TOL hate to say this but it looks like this may continue to run to the upside -- will delay short entry here for awhile ...
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Best of StockTwits: $DELL-uged by bad news
Dell (DELL) is helping lead the market lower. Maybe housing finally has bottomed? And one trader is skeptical of Expedia's (EXPE) ability to buck the bearish trend today.
mojoris1977: just because David Einhorn and Whitney Tilson like $DELL doesn't mean you should just blindly follow them in. $XRX
TrendRida: $DELL takes the meaning of value trap to a new level...
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