Although consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan’s survey came in higher than expected, and 65 percent of the companies in the S&P 500 beat analysts’ corporate earnings expectations, investors shied away from stocks today. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +0.06 percent, +8.37 points, to end the day at 13,981.76. The Nasdaq slipped -0.21 percent, 6.63 points, to close at 3,192.03, while the S&P nudged down -0.10 percent, -1.59, to end the week at 1,519.79. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +2.79 percent to close at 1494.50. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Louisiana Pacific Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, moving up +2.25 percent, +0.48, to end the day at 21.79. Patrick Industries, Inc. fell the most of stocks we follow, dropping -3.88 percent, -0.61, to end the day at 15.31. Affiliated Managers Group 146.51 -0.83 (-0.56%). Cavco Industries 46.80 +0.54 (+1.17%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 150,141+ 901. (+0.60%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 38.47 +0.10 (+0.26%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 73.91 -0.35 (-0.47%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.17. Skyline Corp. 4.76. -0.04 (-0.83%). Sun Communities, Inc. 45.69 +0.40 (+0.88%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Feb. 14) 53.01 -0.05 (-0.09%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.26 +0.41 (+1.03%). UMH 10.31 +0.09 (+0.88%).
