5 Best Construction Material Stocks To Own Right Now

Specialty paper maker�Domtar� (NYSE: UFS  ) �wrote it all down yesterday: it�will pay a�regular quarterly dividend�of $0.55 per share that's 22% higher than the $0.45 per share payout it made last quarter. Shareholders of record on June 14 will receive the new dividend rate at the close of business on July 15.

The specialty paper maker's president and CEO John D. Williams said:

The Board's decision to increase the dividend recognizes the continued progress we are making on our strategic roadmap. Our commitment is to return the majority of free cash flow to shareholders and our aspiration is to grow the dividend to a level that balances our strategic objectives of bringing growth and stability to our earnings and creating shareholder value.�

Domtar�drakes�a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and adult incontinence products.

5 Best Construction Material Stocks To Own Right Now: Eagle Bancorp Inc.(EGBN)

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for EagleBank that provides various commercial and consumer banking services. Its deposit products include business and personal checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, savings and money market accounts, time deposits, and individual retirement accounts. The company?s credit services comprise commercial loans for business purposes, including working capital, equipment purchases, real estate, lines of credit, and government contract financing; asset based lending and accounts receivable financing; real estate loans comprising construction loan financing; business equipment financing; consumer installment loans, such as automobile and personal loans; personal lines of credit; residential mortgage loans; and credit card services. It also offers cash management services, including electronic banking, business sweep account, lock box, account reconciliation, credit card depository, safety deposit boxe s, automated clearing house origination, and automated teller machine services. The company provides subordinated financing for the acquisition, development, and construction of real estate projects; and provides commercial and retail insurance products. It primarily serves business and professional clients, such as sole proprietorships, small and medium-sized businesses, partnerships, corporations, non-profit organizations and associations, and investors, as well as individuals. As of April 25, 2011, it operated 13 offices located in Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, D.C; and Fairfax County, Virginia. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

5 Best Construction Material Stocks To Own Right Now: Interm.cap(ICP.L)

Intermediate Capital Group PLC is a private equity firm specializing in mezzanine financing and mid-market investments in growth capital, restructuring, acquisitions, public to private transactions with or without private equity backing, management buyouts and management buyins, development capital, public quoted company finance, off-balance-sheet finance, refinancings and recapitalizations, and pre-IPO financing. The firm does not invest in property companies or start-ups. It seeks to invest in companies whose principal place of business is the European Union, Bulgaria, Romania, North America, and the Asia Pacific, including Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The firm provides mezzanine financing in the range between ?15 million ($21.43 million) and ?500 million ($714.18 million) to firms with an enterprise values between ?250 million ($338.48 million) and ?1 billion ($1353.94 million). The firm seeks to acquire minority stak es. It generally structures its financing in the form of subordinated loan with equity warrants, as preference shares, convertible loan, leveraged loans, mezzanine loans, and CDOs. The firm provides loans for a maturity period between seven years and ten years with repayments to be made in one payment at final maturity. Its mezzanine investments are usually structured to provide a cash yield between three percent and four percent over the relevant interbank rate, plus an additional return to reflect the risk involved. The firm seeks to invest in debt. The firm is also a manager of third party mezzanine, CDO, and Institutional Client Funds. Intermediate Capital Group PLC was founded in 1989 and is based in London with additional offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

5 Best Retail Stocks To Buy Right Now: Hankore Environment Tec Grpltd(B22.SI)

HanKore Environment Tech Group Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of environmentally friendly water and wastewater treatment solutions to municipal, provincial governments, commercial, and industrial customers primarily in the People?s Republic of China. It is involved in the development, investment, financing, and construction of projects related to municipal utilities, water supply, waste water treatment, recycling of treated water, and sludge treatment. The company was formerly known as Bio-Treat Technology Limited and changed its name to HanKore Environment Tech Group Limited in May 2011. HanKore Environment Tech Group Limited is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

5 Best Construction Material Stocks To Own Right Now: Cofide(COFI.MI)

COFIDE - Gruppo De Benedetti S.p.A., through its subsidiaries, operates in utilities, media, automotive components, healthcare, and financial services sectors primarily in Italy, rest of Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. In the utilities sector, the company engages in the generation of electricity through combined cycle gas turbine, as well as renewable resources comprising wind, photovoltaic, and biomass plants; and ownership of hydrocarbon licenses in North Sea, Bulgaria, and Colombia. It operates an installed capacity of approximately 3,800 megawatts. In the media sector, the company is involved in publishing daily newspaper la Repubblica and a weekly magazine L?Espresso, as well as 16 local daily newspapers; broadcasting 3 national radio stations Radio Deejay, Radio Capital, and Radio m2o; operating a television network and an Internet Website; and collecting advertising for third-party publications. In the automotive components sector, it produces filte rs and suspension components for the original equipment market, and the original and independent replacement market. In the healthcare sector, the company operates nursing homes under the Anni Azzurri; rehabilitation centers under Santo Stefano and Redancia brands; and hospital facilities under Medipass brand, as well as the Fratelli Montecchi hospital in Suzzara. In the financial services sector, it engages in the provision of lifetime mortgages and non-performing loans; management of venture capital funds; and investments in private equity funds. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Milano, Italy. COFIDE - Gruppo De Benedetti S.p.A. operates as a subsidiary of Carlo De Benedetti & Figli S.a.p.A.

5 Best Construction Material Stocks To Own Right Now: Trio Gold Corp (TGK.V)

Trio Gold Corp., a junior mining company, engages in the acquisition, maintenance, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily focuses on gold, silver, and copper mining properties. The company holds a 100% interest Rodeo Creek property that consists of 29 contiguous mineral claims covering an area of approximately 547 acres located in Elko County, Nevada. Trio Gold Corp. was founded in 1977 and is based in Calgary, Canada.