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SHARES OF KB HOME RANK THE HIGHEST IN TERMS OF RELATIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE HOMEBUILDING INDUSTRY (KBH, MDC, DHI, LEN, RYL) Print Share Apr 27, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the top five companies in the Homebuilding industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as we search for stocks that have the potential to outperform. KB Home (NYSE:KBH) ranks first with a gain of 1.38%; MDC Holdings (NYSE:MDC) ranks second with a gain of 0.96%; and DR Horton (NYSE:DHI) ranks third with a gain of 0.91%. Lennar (NYSE:LEN) follows with a gain of 0.31% and Ryland Group (NYSE:RYL) rounds out the top five with a gain of 0.28%. SmarTrend currently has shares of KB Home in an Downtrend and issued the Downtrend alert on February 04, 2011 at $14.02. The stock has fallen 16.3% since the Downtrend alert was issued.

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