Housewares & Specialties

Analysts at Soleil Securities have reiterated a Buy rating on American Greetings Corp (NYSE: AM) with a price target of $30. The stock is down 13% year to date, and analysts believe that there is no news that justifies this undervaluation. American Greetings Corp, trading at 8.1x P/E, offers an...

Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets maintain their "hold" rating on Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ). Sealy has reported its 4Q09 EPS marginally ahead of the estimates and the consensus, with EBITDA from continuing operations in-line with the estimates. ZZ’s sales showed continuous sequential...

Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets maintain their "hold" rating on Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ). Sealy has reported its 4Q09 EPS marginally ahead of the estimates and the consensus, with EBITDA from continuing operations in-line with the estimates. ZZ’s sales showed continuous sequential...

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) with an “equal weight” rating. FO’s shares rose 1.14% to close at $45.30. FO’s shares continued to rise in after-hours trading to $45.32, reflecting a 0.05% gain. The target price is set to $46.

Below are the top 5 small-cap Consumer Goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of earnings estimates. The per share earnings estimate for National Presto Industries Inc (NYSE: NPK) for next year is $9.52. CFFN’s market capitalization is $749 million. NPK’s quarterly EPS growth is 63.80%....

Barron’s noted that the shares of American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) may witness profit booking as they increased more than 650% since March. American Greetings reported third quarter earnings of 75 cents a share, beating consensus estimate of 66 cents a share. The shares are trading at 11....

Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH), commented on the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Earnings per share on a normalized, non-GAAP basis are expected to be in the range of $2.40 to $2.60 for fiscal year 2010 versus prior guidance of $3.00 to $3.30. Robert B. Goergen, Blyth's Chairman of the Board and...

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASY) is expected to report second-quarter earnings of 60 cents a share on revenue of $1.2 billion. Friday, CASY closed at $30.77. Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH) is projected to report third-quarter earnings of 28 cents a share on $218.93 million of revenues. In...

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reached today its new 52-week high with $587.06. Google (GOOG) had a good opening, but it soon formed double top pattern and declined to $583.84. Wesco Financial Corporation (AMEX: WSC) also had a good start today with a jump to $344.84. Wesco Financial (WSC) corrected...

Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook on consumer products maker Jarden (NYSE: JAH) to "positive" from "stable," saying Jarden has a strong liquidity and that the company has performed well during the recession. Moody's also affirmed Jarden's existing ratings, including a junk rating on its...

Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY) touched a new 52-week high at $50.66 in today’s morning trade. Currently the stock is trading at $48.20, up 13.33% on 7.03 million shares. For the third quarter, the company reported earnings of $92.1 million, or $1.21 a share, compared with earnings of $...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is expected to report fiscal first-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is projected to post a third-quarter profit of 72 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed...