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Chemical & Fertilizers Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 3:31pm | 2597OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...
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Chemical & Fertilizers Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 3:31pm | 2597OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...
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Chemical & Fertilizers Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 3:23pm | 2597OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...
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DuPont Beats 4Q Consensus - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 10:31am | 1064Net earnings of chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours & Company (DD) plunged 14.7% to $376 million or 40 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with $441 million or 48 cents in the prior-year period. The decline in earnings is attributable to the patent expiration in the...
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3M Beats by a Penny - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 10:31am | 4763M Co. (MMM) released its earnings results for fourth quarter of 2010, reporting earnings per share of $1.28, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27. The company's organic revenues improved in all of its six businesses. Revenue Total revenues for the quarter increased by 9.6% year over...
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3M Beats by a Penny - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 10:08am | 4763M Co. (MMM) released its earnings results for fourth quarter of 2010, reporting earnings per share of $1.28, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27. The company's organic revenues improved in all of its six businesses. Revenue Total revenues for the quarter increased by 9.6% year over...
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DuPont Beats 4Q Consensus - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 10:01am | 1064Net earnings of chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours & Company (DD) plunged 14.7% to $376 million or 40 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with $441 million or 48 cents in the prior-year period. The decline in earnings is attributable to the patent expiration in the...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy On Ashland (ASH)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 9:23am | 73In a research report published today, Jefferies reiterated Ashland's (NYSE: ASH) rating of Buy, with a price target of $68. In the report, Jefferies states, "While near-term margin pressure may balance volume gains, we reiterate our Buy rating based on Ashland's significant operating leverage to a...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 7:52am | 515Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from several major companies and data on consumer confidence and housing prices. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12 points to 11,918 and S&P 500 futures dropped 4.30 points to 1,...
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UBS Initiates DOW With Buy
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 7:15am | 50Analysts at UBS initiate coverage of Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) with a “buy” rating. The target price for DOW is set to $45. DOW shares gained 1.45% to close at $34.99 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours Beats Estimates (DD)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 6:36am | 234E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD) released financial results on Tuesday morning that beat Wall Street estimates. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company announced that its 4th quarter net income fell to $376 million, or 40 cents per share, down from $441 million, or 48 cents per share, a...
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Ashland Beats Estimates (ASH)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 6:18am | 247Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced on Tuesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates. Ashland Inc reported that its 1st quarter net income rose to $87 million, or $1.09, up from $86 million, or $1.10 per share, a year earlier. Excluding special items, the company's earnings from...
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DuPont Reports Q4 EPS of $0.50
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 6:11am | 55DuPont (NYSE: DD) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.50, beating the consensus of $0.32. DD reports its Q4 revenue at $7.4 billion, versus the consensus of $6.95 billion. DD shares gained 1.12% to close at $48.89 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Earnings Scheduled For January 25 (MMM, YHOO, VZ, JNJ, KMB, JNPR, GILD, DD, NSC, COH, AKS, BLK, TRV, ALTR, DV)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:51am | 3873M Co (NYSE: MMM) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.27 per share on revenue of $6.62 billion. Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.22 on revenue of $1.19 billion. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is forecast to post its Q4 earnings at $0.55 per share on revenue of $26.47...
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Stocks To Watch For January 25 (YHOO, TXN, DD, AXP, JNJ)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:38am | 221Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.22. YHOO shares gained 0.12% to $16.11 in after-hours trading. Texas Instruments Inc (NYSE: TXN) reported its Q4 net income at $0.78 per share, up from $0.52 per share...