Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now

LONDON -- It's been a tough few years for the construction industry, as you can see from the share price of buildings materials group�CRH� (LSE: CRH  ) . It is down 27% over five years and 10% over three years, against FTSE 100 growth of 10% and 26%, respectively. That's a shoddy showing, but maybe things are starting to look up. Is now the time to buy it?

I'm not convinced the global economy is ready to enter the sunlit uplands of recovery, but a 33% rise in the CRH share price over the past 12 months looks promising. Yet its recent interim management statement, published last month, was downbeat, recording a 12% drop in like-for-like European sales between January and April, which it blamed on the "weak economic backdrop and prolonged winter conditions". Things were better in the U.S., unsurprisingly, although sales were still down 2%, again, on bad weather. Management is hoping for a better second half, including a rise in EBITDA with "underlying positive trends in U.S. expected to offset trading pressures in Europe". I guess that's something.

Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now: SP Bancorp Inc.(SPBC)

SP Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for SharePlus Federal Bank that provides community banking products and services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes residential mortgage loans secured by residential real estate; commercial real estate and home equity loans, including lines of credit and home improvement loans; consumer loans consisting primarily of automobile loans; and commercial business loans. The company also provides brokerage services for the purchase and sale of non-deposit investment and insurance products through a third-party brokerage arrangement. It provides its services through seven branches, four of which are located near the Bank's headquarters in Plano, Texas; two branches are located in Louisville, Kentuc ky; and one branch is located in Irvine, California. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now: WVS Financial Corp.(WVFC)

WVS Financial Corp. operates as the holding company of West View Savings Bank that provides various financial products and services in Pennsylvania. It offers various deposit products, including regular savings accounts, demand accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement account certificates. The company also offers single-family and multi-family residential real estate loans; commercial real estate loans; construction loans; land acquisition and development loans; commercial loans comprising loans secured by accounts receivable, marketable investment securities, business inventory and equipment, and similar collateral; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, loans secured by deposit accounts, and personal loans. In addition, it provides Internet banking and automated teller machine services. The company operates six offices in the North Hills suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WVS Financial Corp. was founded in 1993 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hot New Companies For 2014: Indigo Exploration Inc (IXI.V)

Indigo Exploration Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of base and precious metal properties primarily in western Africa. It holds interest in the Burkina Faso property, which consists of five gold exploration permits, including Kodyel, Tordo, Lati, Loto, and Moule located in the Birimian Greenstone belts. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now: Citizens & Northern Corp(CZNC)

Citizens & Northern Corporation operates as the holding for Citizens & Northern Bank, which provides various banking and mortgage products and services to individual and corporate customers in north central Pennsylvania and southern New York. Its deposit products include various checking accounts, passbook and statement savings, money market accounts, interest checking accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposits, as well as non-insured Repo Sweep accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises mortgage loans, commercial loans, and consumer loans, as well as specialized instruments, such as commercial letters-of-credit. It also provides trust and financial management services, including administration of trusts and estates, retirement plans, and other employee benefit plans; investment management services; and various personal and commercial insurance products, as well as mutual funds, annuities, educational savings accounts, and other investmen t products through registered agents. As of April 20, 2011, the company operates 26 full service offices in Tioga, Bradford, Sullivan, Lycoming, Potter, Cameron, and McKean counties in Pennsylvania; and Steuben and Allegany counties in New York. Citizens & Northern Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now: Vodafone Group(VOD.L)

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company provides mobile telecommunication services worldwide. It offers mobile voice services to approximately 370 million customers; messaging services; mobile data services; fixed broadband services to approximately 6 million customers; and whole sale carrier services to approximately 40 African countries. The company also provides business managed services, such as secure remote network access services, as well as operates and sells mobile virtual network access. In addition, it supplies smartphones and tablets; designs, manufactures, and sells handsets under the Vodafone brand; and supplies connected smart devices, such as 4G/LTE mobile broadband stick, and Vodafone WebBox that enables customer to connect to the Internet through television sets. The company directly owns and manages approximately 2,200 stores, as well as has approximately 10,300 Vodafone-branded stores operated through franchises and dealer arrangements. It also offers its products and services through third party services providers, independent dealers, distributors, and retailers, as well as through Internet. Vodafone Group Plc was founded in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Top Forestry Companies To Invest In Right Now: ENDEAVOUR INTL CORP COM STK USD0.001(ENDV.L)

Endeavour International Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company holds interest in the Alba, Bittern, and Enoch producing fields, as well as focuses on developing the Bacchus, Rochelle, and Columbus fields in the United Kingdom. It also has interests in various resource plays, including established areas, such as the Haynesville and Marcellus; and developing areas comprising Heath Shale oil play located in Montana, the United States. As of December 31, 2011, the company had estimated proved reserves of 22.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. Endeavour International Corporation was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas.