Housewares & Specialties

ITT Corporation (ITT) a global engineering and manufacturing organization is trading at a price of $57.14, a dramatic change of +0.69 (1.22%) from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 10.52B...

Sara Lee Corp (NYSE: SLE) is estimated to post its Q3 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $2.23 billion. General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.93 on revenue of $35.59 billion. Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $1.20 per share on revenue of $2....

Sunday is Mother's Day, that day when all mother's are supposed to be made to feel special by their ungrateful children. (Okay, we're just kidding about the ungrateful part, but you could take out the trash, and clean your room once in a while.) Most Mother's Day include taking Mom (and Grandma)...

NL Industries Inc. (NYSE:NL)- a holding company is trading at a price of $15.99, a dramatic change of 12.29% from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 48.66M. China Shengda Packaging Group Inc...

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) posted normalized Q1 EPS of $0.30, “which was ahead of our estimate of $0.27 and Bloomberg consensus of $0.28,” J.P. Morgan reports. “Top line was in-line with our expectations, which was the low on the Street heading into the quarter, while gross margin...

Newell's (NYSE: NWL) CEO says that the inflation outlook has doubled since January.

According to Morgan Stanley, Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) Q1 quality was weak, with a 200 bp topline miss. Morgan Stanley said that it reiterated FY topline/GM/EPS guidance should be a relief given market concerns over commodity cost pressure. “EPS of $0.30 was ahead of the $0.28 consensus, but a...

Citi Investment Research has a Buy rating and a $22 price target on shares of Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NYSE: NWL) after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "In 1Q11, NWL delivered a sales decline of 0.3% (vs. our forecast of +2.4%). Core sales growth declined 1.7% and f/x added...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report on Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) after the company reported earnings. It has a Neutral rating on shares. In a note to investors, Goldman writes, "Sales were weak, falling 1.7%. Adjusted for two timing shifts, 1.5% sales growth was short of the company's...

Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NYSE: NWL) reported a 30% rise in its first-quarter earnings. The company also lifted its dividend by 60%. Newell Rubbermaid reported its Q1 profit at $75.7 million, or $0.25 per share, versus $58.4 million, or $0.19 per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly higher this morning as investors are awaiting economic reports and corporate results. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10 points to 12,718.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1 point to 1,355.90. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 rose 2.75...

Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) Reports EPS of $0.30 vs. $0.28 Estimate; Revenues $1.3B vs. $1.33B Estimate

Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) today announced first quarter 2011 financial results, including normalized diluted earnings per share of $0.30, a 20 percent improvement over prior year results, gross margin of 37.7 percent and 0.3 percent lower net sales. The company also announced it will raise its...

US stock futures are mixed this morning as investors are awaiting economic reports and corporate results. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4 points to 12,704.00 and S&P 500 index futures dropped 0.40 point to 1,354.50. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.50 point to 2,402.25. On...

Private equity firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY), the maker of the Big Bertha driver, are reportedly mulling a partnership to bid for Fortune Brands' (NYSE: FO) golf business. A deal could be worth up to $1 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources close to the matter....