Trading Companies & Distributors

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) announced that its Canadian unit, Acklands-Grainger Inc., has purchased Solus Securite Inc., a leading fire protection and safety distributor in Quebec and has locations in Trois Rivieres, Victoriaville, Montreal and Sorel. Acklands-Grainger has been operating in Quebec for...

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a third quarter cash dividend on its common shares of $0.10 per share, payable on October 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2010. Aircastle announces dividends on a quarterly basis, separately from...

We recently downgraded our rating for Universal Forest Products Inc. (UFPI), a manufacturer and distributor of lumber, composite wood, plastic and other building products, from Neutral to Underperform. We downgrade based on a host of factors including weak second quarter results, huge dependence...

Leading cardiac assist devices maker Abiomed (ABMD) has announced its schedule of presentations at the 2010 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific meeting, slated to be held at the Washington Convention Center (WCC) in Washington , DC from September 21–25. TCT, the annual...

Shares of Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) are lower on the session by 0.95%, currently trading at $51.14. While the stock has been rallying for the past few weeks, FAST remains in a technical downtrend and is at the technical sell point right now. The stochastics also point to a short-term top....

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 15, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry's leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) continued its streak of strong monthly sales, with August sales growing 20% year over year, riding on the wave of record sales in July that saw a 21% hike, the highest in the year so far.   Acquisitions made by Grainger contributed 5 percentage points to the growth with...

DXP Enterprises Inc. (DXPE) recently reported second quarter results which saw sales rise 6.6% over the year ago period. DXPE has a price-to-sales ratio of just 0.4. DXP Enterprises distributes pumps, bearings, seals, hoses, fluid power, electrical and industrial supplies. DXP Enterprises Surprised...

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 14% this week to roughly $43 billion. At first glance I took this like any other piece of economic data and thought what the implications may or may not be. But then I stopped and thought for a minute. $43 billion is just the difference between imports and exports....

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 10, 2010 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Features:Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD), UTi Worldwide (UTIW), TAL International Group (TAL), CAI International (CAP), and Textainer (TGH). 5 Freight-fully Good Stocks...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –September 9, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN) and...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that it has taken delivery of the first of the three freighter aircraft in the Company's A330 order stream and placed it on long-term lease to Hong Kong Airlines. The three A330-200F freighters, which will be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 772B...