Commodity Chemicals

Koppers (NYSE: KOP) Reports EPS of $0.40 vs. $0.42 Estimate; Revenues $359.1M vs. $297.83M Estimate

Goldman Sachs is upgrading shares of Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) to Buy from Neutral, with a $62 price target on shares. In a note to investors, Goldman writes, "We upgrade Celanese (CE) to Buy (previously Neutral) ahead of its May 10 investor day and following recent meetings with management, very...

Goldman Sachs upgrades Celanese (NYSE: CE) to Buy ahead of its May 10 investor day and following recent meetings with management, very strong 1Q11 results and forward outlook, and recent stock weakness. It now expect 2011/12/13 EPS of $4.56/$5.31/$6.17. Goldman's SOTP based, $62 price target...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Kronos Worldwide (NYSE: KRO) from $60 to $75 and maintains its Buy rating.

Gainers (% price change): IAMGOLD Corporation (USA) (IAG) is trading at a price of $20.59, a dramatic change of +0.95 (4.84%) from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 7.72B Claude Resources...

Are the bears about to take control of the shares of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH)? I am confronted with this question now because it appears that SMPH is indeed primed (no pun intended) for a major correction in the near term. In my opinion, there is a good chance that the...

J.P. Morgan, raised its PT on shares of Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE: WLK), is providing some color on the stock. “The profits of all of the North American petrochemical companies have been much above 1Q:11 Consensus expectations,” J.P. Morgan writes. “Volume growth has been strong due to open...

Webush has issued a report on the encouraging outlook for Calgon Carbon Corp. (NYSE: CCC). According to the report, "Given the demand for activated carbon in the municipal water market, the potential for mercury removal, the margin opportunity for reactivation of spent carbon, and the robust...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) was downgraded by Brean Murray from "buy" to "hold." VRTX's shares closed at $54.74 yesterday. VRTX's PEG ratio is -1.05. Benchmark Company downgraded DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE: DGI) from “buy” to “hold.” DGI's stock closed at $28.72 yesterday....

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Westlake Chemical (NYSE: WLK) from $48 to $60 and maintains its Neutral rating.

On May 3, 1937, author Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With The Wind". In tribute to the book, and later the movie, that became a global sensation, we look at stocks that Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler might be interested in. China Wind Systems (NASDAQ: CWS) Rather than "Gone...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) reported a 10% rise in its first-quarter profit. The company's profit came in at $2.22 billion, or $0.28 per share, versus $2.03 billion, or $0.25 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's adjusted earnings came in at $0.60 per share. The company's revenue dropped...

Calgon Carbon (NYSE: CCC) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.15 vs. $0.17 Estimate; Revenues $124.4M vs. $124.4M Estimate

Westlake Chemical (NYSE: WLK) Reports EPS of $1.25 vs. $1.02 Estimate; Sales $867.3M vs. $836.65M Estimate

Westlake Chemical Corp (NYSE: WLK) reported its Q1 net profit at $83.5 million, or $1.25 per share, up from $17.6 million, or $0.27 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's sales rose 11% to $867.3 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.98 per share on sales of $839.3...