Household Appliances

Goldman Sachs has lowered the price target on Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) from $97 to $92 and maintains its Buy rating.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary has reached an agreement to settle all claims related to a long standing dispute in Brazil with Banco Safra S.A. This agreement ends the uncertainty associated with continuing appeals within the Brazilian court system...

Below are the top small-cap appliances stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at National Presto Industries Inc (NYSE: NPK) is 19.56%. NPK's ROE for the same period is 20.82%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin...

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Deutsche Bank explained a number of updates in a research report published today. Deutsche Bank initiated its coverage of KKR Financial (NYSE: KFN) with a Buy rating and a price target of $12.50. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "KKR Financial continues to give attractive returns, as it...

iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) has received a $7.4 million order from the U.S. military for Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles. The company expects to complete delivery of the robots by the end of June. Additional details about the order and customer are not available. SUGV, a tactical mobile robot,...

Electrolux AB (OTC: ELUXY) announced its plans to lift prices by 5% to 7% across Europe to offset rising raw material and transportation costs. Electrolux's move in Europe comes after Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) reported that it planned to lift appliance prices by 8% to 10% from April. ELUXY...

Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (NYSE: ATC) announced that it has received a significant increase of pre-season orders for its products for the 2011-2012 season. Based on these pre-season sales levels, the Company reports that it expects sales for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year...

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) shares are down nearly 0.5% today as the company's CEO Nicholas Pinchuk is appearing on CNBC to discuss the health of the economy. Pinchuk said that he is seeing big ticket sales come back, but that confidence issues are still prevalent throughout the economy. An...

Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) dipped 7.41% to $27.98 in the pre-market session. AMED shares have dropped 36.54% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 22.09% in the same period. United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) dropped 6.71% to $58.49 in the pre-market trading....

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (NASDAQ: RRGB) shares moved up 2.27% to $35.88 at 10:43 am. The volume of RRGB shares traded was 148% higher than normal. RRGB's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $864.27 million. Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ: IPSU) shares rose 6.49% to $18.05. The volume of IPSU...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), upgrading IRBT from Neutral to Overweight. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are upgrading IRBT to Overweight from Neutral on valuation. There is no change to our estimates nor our December 2011 price target of $38.00....

Morgan Keegan is out with its report today on iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), maintaining Market Perform. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "Overall, we continue to be optimistic about the company's long term outlook, but have concerns about growth on the defense side over the next several years...

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Cusick's Corner Here's something to look at over the weekend, check out options volatility ahead of earnings. Log into your optionsXpress account and check out the Volatility View chart, plus go to our Options Chains to see the Implied Volatility & Greeks on a strike-by-strike basis. Stocks...