Below are the top 10 best-rated Home Building/Services stocks, based on the percentage of positive ratings by brokerage analysts. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB) is the first best-rated stock in this segment of the market.

By Tanya Harding Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE:TUP) remains an emerging market player with sales growing 16% quarter-over-quarter which are 58% of the total.

By Derek Hoffman Hershey Co. (NYSE:HSY): The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company announced quarterly dividends of 38c on the Common Stock and 34.4c on the Class B Common Stock.

By Derek Hoffman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC): Sees FY12 operating margin in the mid to high 10% range. Operating margin rate guidance for 2012 includes income of approximately $130M for net pension adjustment.

- Fourth Quarter Sales up 3% in US dollars and 7% in local currency+. Full year Sales up 12% in US dollars and 9% in local currency.

Tupperware Brands (NYSE:TUP), a company whose shares are moving quickly, is trading 1.9% lower to $62.78. The Dow is down 0.4% to 12603 and the S&P is currently down 0.2% to 1310.

Below are the three companies in the Housewares & Specialties industry with the highest free cash flow per share. FCF/share is a valuable metric signaling a company's ability to facilitate growth in the business.

Below are the top 10 most profitable Home Building/Services stocks for the last 12 months. One Chinese company (XIN) is on the list.