$20.51

-5.99 (-22.60%)

7/24/2008 2:47 PM

The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL)

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A homebuilding and mortgage-finance company. The Company consists of six segments: four geographically-determined homebuilding regions, financial services, and corporate.

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Home Builder (13), Small Cap (1922), Residential Construction (27)
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The Ryland Group, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$20.51
Last Trade Time:	7/24/2008 2:47 PM
Open:	$25.40
Previous Close:	$26.50
Daily Range:	$20.19 - $25.75
52-Week Range:	$19.51 - $39.33
Volume:	3,608,700
Market Cap:	$1.12B
P/E Ratio:	11.28
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3 The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL)

Avatar StocksForCash (81.17) 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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5 The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL)

Avatar cdulan (98.92) Submitted: 4/02/08 7:26 PM

The funny thing about Ryland is that it is headquartered within 200m of Countrywide in Calabasas, California. That cannot be a reassuring feeling considering the situation.

It is easy to be a bear on homebuliders, but over 1.5B of it's balance sheet is represented in current inventory and land opti...More

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Recs 0 (RYL) pinti (98.23) Submitted: 7/23/08 5:51 PM : Start Price: $25.40 RYL Score: -17.02 The housing bill is a huge deal. I don't think people realize how big. Report this Post Replies: 1 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RYL) EclecticRecluse (71.46) Submitted: 7/17/08 6:43 AM : Start Price: $25.00 RYL Score: 18.19 Earnings Estimates Revised Downward Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (RYL) EScroogeJr (30.79) Submitted: 6/25/08 3:03 PM : Start Price: $25.05 RYL Score: -12.92 The investment thesis is based on the homeowner bailout that's coming soon, in a few days or weeks perhaps, but at any rate no longer than 6 months (we might have to wait till the inauguration in case the cowboy freaks out). The bailout will have a triple effect. First, instead of getting a foreclosure note, homeowners will laugh all their way to the bank, hence no inventory to compete with builders. Second, the market timers and bottom fishers will realize that all is lost, and the pent-up demand for hundreds of thousands of units will hit the market literally within 24 hours after the bill is signed. Third, prospective buyers will learn their lesson: buy a house, any house, at any price, and either you'll make lots of dough, or the government will rob someone more responsible than you to make your investment whole, and you'll make lots of dough anyway. RYL's houses are not cheap, which is another plus. The opportunities in the entry-home segment are closing rapidly, and the closer you are to TOL's luxury-home model, the easier it will be for you to adjust. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RYL) pharmacist2011 (< 20) Submitted: 6/25/08 12:11 PM : Start Price: $25.04 RYL Score: -12.83 a few housing construction stocks have popped up on my momentum screen... signaling an end to what investors have seen as the housing slump. Also, history repeats itself in this sector --- look at the market in 2000-2003. While everything was sinking, the only sector that was steadily rising was HOUSING. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RYL) Evlampius (95.16) Submitted: 6/20/08 2:55 PM : Start Price: $23.50 RYL Score: 8.21 Playing financial crap out + FED decision not to hike target rate+conumer confidence+inflation. getting points and getting out. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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RYL Score Leader

MysterInsidious
Rating: 99.89
RYL Score: 105.29

The home builders continue building homes while supply is far greater than demand. Add in tighter lending requirements, higher building costs due to inflation, and higher risk adjusted interest rates to finance their debt and for home buyers, I seriously doubt homebuilders will recover any time soon.