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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
24/7 Wall St. Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: Building Materials (BLG) CEO Robert E. Mellor	Robert Mellor, CEO of Building Materials (BLG) made over $850,000 in base compensation last year, according to the company proxy. There is no reason to think... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	August 15, 2008
Building Materials (BLG) CFO Buys 30K Shares	Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Insider+Trades/Building+Materials+%28BLG%29+CFO+Buys+30K+Shares/3665662.html for the full story....	May 19, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesGranite Constr (GVA)- DA Davidson Neutral » BuyPraxair (PX)- First Analysis Sec Equal-Weight » Overweight Analogic (ALOG )- Needham & Co Hold » Buy Art Technology (ARTG)- Roth Capital Hold » Buy Quiksilver (ZQK B)-. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy Town Sports Intl (CLUB)- RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform MFA Mortgage (MFA)- JMP Securities Mkt Outperform » Strong Buy Omniture (OMTR)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Dynamic Mate...	March 11, 2008
Chapman Capital Cuts Stake in Building Materials (BLG)	In an amended 13D filing after the close on Building Materials Holding (NYSE: BLG), Chapman Capital disclosed they lowered their stake in the company to 7.5% (2,212,339 shares). This is down from the 9.0% stake (2,656,339 shares), the firm disclosed in a past filing.The firm said they sold stock in November and December of 2007 in order to satisfy the Funds' tax planning.Chapman Capital, which had been pushing for a sale of Building Materials, is underwater in the position, mainly due to the con...	December 12, 2007
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UPGRADESSeacoast Banking SBCF Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold Gramercy Capital GKK Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Thornburg Mortg TMA Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Mkt Perform Empresa Ncnl Elec EOC Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform Anworth Mortgage ANH JMP Securities Mkt Outperform » Strong Buy Mattel MAT Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform CryptoLogic CRYP Roth Capital Hold » BuyDOWNGRADESWashington Mutual WM DA Davidson Neutral » Underperform Lincare LNCR S...	October 19, 2007
Through The Fly's Eyes: Rumor Mill	from Tedd Cohen of Theflyonthewall.comRumor Round-upIt may be Independence Day week, but it appears that there are a number of companies willing to sell their independence to the highest bidder.XM SATELLITE (XMSR)Word is that there’s more than one bid out for the satellite radio company. We know about the merger agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), so who’s the other party? Or, is there another party? Some are convinced it’s just talk. No names are even floating around. But for XM...	July 06, 2007
Chapman Requests Meeting With Building Materials' (BLG) CFO and Two Divisional Presidents To Discuss Costs	In an amended 13D filing after the close on Building Materials Holding Corp. (NYSE: BLG), 8.1% holder Chapman Capital disclosed a letter to CFO William M. Smartt requesting a meeting with him and the two divisional presidents, BMC West's Stan Wilson and SelectBuild's Mike Mahre, to discuss the company's expense reduction and capital allocation plans. In the letter, Chapman Capital's Managing Member, Robert L. Chapman, Jr., said, "As I noted when we spoke recently, Building Materials Holding Corp...	June 06, 2007
Chapman Capital Discloses 7.4% Stake in Building Materials (BLG), Urges Sale	In a 13D filing after the close Friday on Building Materials Holding (NYSE: BLG), Chapman Capital disclosed a 7.4% stake in the company and recommended the company engage financial advisors to explore the complete or divisional sale of the Company.Chapman Capital's Robert L. Chapman, Jr. said, "Having recently made personal contact with BMHC’s peers and leveraged consolidators of the building supply industry, I can convey an extremely high level of interest from both private equity and strateg...	May 29, 2007
Earlybird Analyst Calls (MAY 29, 2007)	AMIS started as Outperform at CIBC.ARTC raised to Buy at First Albany.AZN raised to Overweight at HSBC.BLG raised to Outperform at CIBC.COSWF cut to Neutral at UBS.JAV started as Overweight at JPMorgan.LTD cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.MA started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.PCS started as Outperform at Bear Stearns; started as Outperform at Wachovia; started as Buy at B of A.NVR cut to Sell at B of A.OPTM raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.SIRO started as Neutral at B of A.STLD cut...	May 29, 2007
Option update 5-17-07: Building suppliers active	Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Home Depot (HD), OptionsBuilding Materials Holding Corp. (NYSE: BLG) -- implied volatility is Calm as BLG closes at 30-month low. BLG, a provider of professional residential services and building materials, closed at $13.41. BLG was frequently mentioned as a takeover target in previous years on a strong housing market and chatter that Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) ex-leader Bob Nardelli would purchase BLG. RHCO says this morning, "Potential for con...	May 17, 2007

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