Industrial Machinery

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) today announced that its JBT AeroTech business was awarded a contract in excess of $6.5 million by Beijing Capital International Airport Company, Ltd. The contract is for the supply of Tempest aircraft deicing vehicles equipped with the environmentally friendly...

FBR Capital has reiterated rating and changed the price targets for the following companies: LSI Logic (NYSE: LSI) Mkt Perform $6.25 » $6 Crane (NYSE: CR) Mkt Perform $39 » $41

Shares of Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI) are skyrocketing 73% after Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) announced it was acquiring the company for $21.60 a share in cash, or about $340 million for the whole company. "Along with Fluke and Tektronix, Keithley further solidifies Danaher's leading...

Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) is expected to post its FQ4 EPS of $0.51. Worthington Industries Inc (NYSE: WOR) may earn $0.24 per share in the fiscal first quarter. Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) is likely to post its Q4 EPS at $0.29. Xyratex Ltd (NASDAQ: XRTX) may report its Q3 earnings of $0.99...

First off, lets ask the question, “What exactly is an option?” An option is a contract to buy or sell a specific financial security, aka the option's underlying instrument, underlying interest, or simply “underlying”. For equity options, the underlying can be a stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF),...

IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. The next dividend will be paid October 29, 2010 to shareholders of record as of October 15, 2010. This dividend represents the company's 64th...

L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA is providing new roadway decking and bridge railing for the Brooklyn and Manhattan approach ramps to the famed Brooklyn Bridge. The $10 million contract will include more than 170,000 square feet of steel grid deck and 13,000 linear feet of...

Below are the top textile industrial stocks on the NYSE in terms of gross margin. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Albany International Corp (NYSE: AIN) is 37.50%. AIN's PEG ratio is 0.90. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE: MHK) is 26.73%. MHK's...

Merger activity continued to increase last week with eight new deals announced and one deal closing. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 70 Total Number of Deals That Did Not Complete in 2010 5 Total Number of Pending Deals Cash Deals 53 Stock Deals 12 Stock & Cash...

The Board of Directors of Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) yesterday declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend is payable on October 29, 2010 to shareholders of record as of October 8, 2010.

Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN) announced yesterday that it had terminated the employment of Michael K. Burke, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, without cause. Mr. Burke will be entitled to certain severance and other amounts under the terms of the...

According to Reuters, Danaher (NYSE: DHR) drops plans to sell aerospace unit for more than $1B. The company had hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) earlier this year. Danaher is currently down 1.33% trading at $40.09.

RBC Capital Markets Price Target Changes: Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) From $72 to $77 Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) From $23 to $24

Citigroup writes "Actuant (NYSE: ATU) pre-announced FY10 results saying that it expects to report “slightly” above the high-end of its $0.95-$1.00 forecast range, before accounting for the discontinued European Electrical business and the $35-$40 non-cash impairment charge. We expect the pace of...

When the "players" in the world of manufacturing are brought up, names like 3M (NYSE: MMM), General Electric (NYSE: GE), and Tyco (NYSE: TYC) come to mind. For those looking for under-the-radar stocks, one might consider Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). Illinois Tool Works is a multinational...