Metal & Glass Containers

Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) following the company's 3Q earnings results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Reported GAAP EPS of $0.84, pointing to underlying $0.90. DB at $0.85, Consensus at $0.86. 09Q3 was $0.95. Good news: volume growth in high-...

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) released financial results on Thursday morning that missed Wall Street earnings estimates, while just beating revenue expectations. Ball Corporation announced that its 3rd quarter net earnings from continuing operations climbed to $222.2 million, $2.44 per share, up...

Ball Corporation's (NYSE: BLL) board of directors today declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share, payable Dec. 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on Dec. 1, 2010. Ball will report its third quarter 2010 results on Oct. 28 before the market opens. Conference call details are below.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) learned last night of the Chavez administration's intention to expropriate O-I's operations in Venezuela. The company was surprised to learn of this decision. As of this morning, we have not heard directly from the government," said Al Stroucken, O-I Chairman and...

Shares of Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) are down sharply in early Tuesday trading, some 7%, on reports that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered a government takeover of Owens-Illinois assets in the country. “The expropriation is already ready of this glass company,” Chavez said. “What's it...

The Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share payable January 3, 2011, to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2010.

Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) delivered adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 89 cents in the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents and decreasing 7% from 96 cents in the prior-year quarter. The decline was mainly due to the decrease in sales...

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today reports results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Performance from continuing operations includes: Net sales for the third quarter were $187.0 million, an increase of 13% compared to $165.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2009....

Analysts at Credit Suisse downgrade Silgan Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SLGN) from "outperform" to "neutral." The target price for SLGN is set to $36.3. SLGN's shares lost 0.08% to close at $33.62 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR) reports Q3 earnings of $0.68 versus consensus of $0.67. AptarGroup, Inc. reports revenues of $517.5 million versus consensus of $504.82 million. Sales excluding currency effects rose 14% year over year. Commenting on the quarter, Peter Pfeiffer, President and CEO, said...

Citigroup has published a research report on Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK) as quarterly margins have been driven back towards normal levels by structural pricing improvements. In the report, Citigroup writes "Record quarterly margins driven by structural pricing improvements, growth in (high...

At 10:24 am, the Dow lost 0.99% to 11,032.89, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.96% to 1,173.30 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 1.16% to 2,451.93. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Manufactured Housing: This industry jumped 2.37% by 10:24 am....

Thomas Group Inc (NASDAQ: TGIS) climbed 42.48% to $2.18 at 10:18 am. TGIS shares have lost 68.78% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 7.91% in the same period. General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN) jumped 38.74% to $2.40. GFN's shares have surged 36.22% so far this...

Citigroup reports that its Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) third-quarter results on balance were above its expectations. “The biggest positives were continued strong bev can volume growth (11%), driven by organic growth, capacity adds and market share ‘gains'; and tight corporate expense...