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Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Textainer Group Holdings (NYSE: TGH) from $29 to $30 and maintains its Hold rating.

The Board of Directors of Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ: KAMN) has approved a 14% increase in the company's regular quarterly dividend to 16 cents per share. The dividend is payable October 24, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 10, 2011.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH) CEO Mr. Maccarone announced, “Textainer's Board declared a dividend increase for the sixth consecutive quarter. Our second quarter 2011 dividend represents an increase of 6.5% from our previous quarterly payout and continues our record of stable or...

Goldman Sachs has downgraded the following companies: United Rentals (NYSE: URI) from Buy to Neutral RSC Holdings (NYSE: RRR) from Buy to Neutral

Piper Jaffray reiterated its Neutral rating on Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock at $22. On Monday, BECN lost 3.96% of its value to end the day at $17.22.

BroadSoft Inc (NASDAQ: BSFT) shares moved up 20.89% to $28.65 at 10:20 am. The volume of BSFT shares traded was 604% higher than normal. BSFT reported upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY11 projections. Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (NASDAQ: BECN) shares rose 4.80% to $18.79. The volume of BECN shares...

At 10:15 am, the Dow fell 2.16% to 11,197.12, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 2.98% to 1,163.69 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 3.29% to 2,449.00. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Building Materials Wholesale: This industry jumped 3.00%...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) reported a 0.6% rise in its second-quarter net profit. Dollar Thrifty's quarterly net profit increased to $42.5 million, from $42.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped 0.3% to $395.1 million. Dollar Thrifty's earnings per share...

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (NASDAQ: BECN) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. Beacon Roofing Supply reported its quarterly net income at $24.1 million, or $0.51 per share, up from $16.3 million, or $0.35 per share, in the year-ago period. Its sales climbed 14% to $541 million....

Citi Investment Research is out with a research report on WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC) and is reiterating its Buy rating and $71 price target. In a note to clients, Citi Investment Research writes, "hear — The original focus for WESCO's August 9 analyst meeting in NYC was expected to be...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is “not my favorite oil but you're fine.” He added, “I like Chevron (NYSE: CVX) more, but you're OK. Exxon will make a lot of money." Cramer said that Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH) is a “mortgage REIT...

American Steamship Company, a subsidiary of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT) today announced that it will restart vessel operation as the American Maritime Officers union employees return to work. The AMO employees went on strike following the expiration of their labor contract on August 1, 2011. ASC...

Below are the top small-cap auto dealerships stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Rush Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ: RUSHB) had $146.29 million in total cash and $660.07 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Lentuo International Inc (NYSE: LAS) had $119.05 million in total cash...

Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE: WTW) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $470.16 million. Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE: PG) is projected to report its FQ4 earnings at 0.82 per share on revenue of $20.63 billion. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is...

Applied Industrial Technologies Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AIT), today announced it has acquired the business of Chaines-Plus. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Chaines-Plus operates one location on the South Shore of Montreal and serves a...