$21.80

-0.35 (-1.58%)

7/18/2008 1:51 PM

Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (SSD)

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The Company through its subsidiary designs, engineers and a manufacturer of wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete, wood-to-masonry connectors, SST Quik Drive screw fastening systems and collated screws, and pre-fabricated shearwalls.

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Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$21.80
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 1:51 PM
Open:	$22.27
Previous Close:	$22.15
Daily Range:	$21.73 - $22.27
52-Week Range:	$20.08 - $37.45
Volume:	93,033
Market Cap:	$1.08B
P/E Ratio:	18.01
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Simpson Manufacturing Sets Dividend
2/20/2008 7:21:00 AM - AP

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3 Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (SSD)

Avatar slbutton (99.86) Submitted: 3/05/08 11:39 AM

I think the whole housing mess is likely to get worse before it gets better. That said, I'll be looking to pick up a few outstanding companies on the cheap while they're suffering in the short term: USG, Fastenal, and Simpson. Simpson's connectors are used in all kinds of construction and remodeling...More

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4 Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (SSD)

Avatar kurtdabear (99.16) Submitted: 12/19/07 9:47 PM

Simpson is a fine little company that has a long history of good management and profitability. I'm thoroughly familiar with them, having first read their prospectus when I worked on their IPO. Unfortunately, it simply relies too much on construction products to be a winner in today's market. They ...More

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Recs 0 (SSD) TheBiggestD (38.93) Submitted: 6/17/08 9:52 AM : Start Price: $24.65 SSD Score: 3.01 Construction along with any type of economic growth is dead for the time being. Revisit this pick with possible bullish sentiment in 2010. 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 (SSD) 101raider (89.72) Submitted: 6/12/08 9:24 AM : Start Price: $24.27 SSD Score: 2.29 I decided to create a portfolio with only products or services that I use without regard to price/value in order to compare with my own personal port 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 (SSD) bkwfool (46.10) Submitted: 6/11/08 3:43 PM : Start Price: $24.49 SSD Score: -4.16 The housing crunch has crushed Simpson (and quite a few other companies). Do I think the housing crunch is over? No. But I don't think it will get much worse, and I think its effect is priced into Simpson at this level. Simpson sets the standards for fasteners, and the standards have been tightened in recent years because of incidents like the deck collapse in Chicago. When housing construction starts growing again (next month? next year? I don't know, but someday it will), SSD is poised to take off. 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 (SSD) FSaucy (80.79) Submitted: 5/28/08 9:53 AM : Start Price: $26.12 SSD Score: -6.63 Currently fairly valued in the mid-low $1B range, but I think a turnaround in earnings is coming this year or next, likely driving up the price ahead of the S&P. 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 (SSD) mesa797 (< 20) Submitted: 5/21/08 5:18 PM : Start Price: $25.35 SSD Score: -3.75 Leader in structural hardware for wood frame homes. Engineering is more critical in many localities and codes are more specificaly followed requiring more seismic and shear hardware placement. 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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