Metal & Glass Containers

Analysts at Citigroup maintain their "buy" rating on Owens-Illinois Inc (NYSE: OI). The target price for OI is set to $36. According to Citigroup, a single month’s industry shipment data is not of much significance, “given inherent volatility stemming from difference in shipping days, timing of...

3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC) was upgraded by Canaccord Adams from “hold” to “buy.” TDSC has a 52-week trading range of $3.76-$13.99. TDSC is likely to achieve 2150.00% EPS growth next year. Read more about this company here. Broadpoint AmTech Research upgraded KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR) from “...

Pactiv Corp. (NYSE: PTV), the maker of Hefty garbage bags and other household items, will add 10 million shares to its buyback program, bringing the total to 10.5 million shares. In another announcement, Pactiv said it will acquire PWP Industries for $200 million. Closely held PWP Industries is a...

Not the greatest week for the bears by any stretch of the imagination. I am however, thankful that the week was only four days long. Transaction-wise it was my busiest week of the year. I was stopped out of two positions, while initiating four others. The positions I was stopped out of were Hilltop...

Standard & Poor's announced on Wednesday that the credit rating agency was raising its corporate credit rating of Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) from BB to BB+. S&P credit analyst Cynthia Werneth said that Standard & Poor's raised Owens-Illinois's credit rating because she expected a...

Busy morning, as the early strength knocked me out of two of my holdings in Silgan Holdings (SLGN) and Hilltop (HTH). However, not to be outdone, and still working within the parameters of my trading system, I jumped back into 2 more short positions and then went long on an UltraShort ETF of the S...

Now to be completely honest, things aren't looking too good for this trade in particular. I got in early Friday morning, when everything seemed to be pointing to the resumption of the bear market. That didn't happen! Instead what I got was a bull rally, erasing much of the day's gains, including my...

Now to be completely honest, things aren't looking too good for this trade in particular. I got in early Friday morning, when everything seemed to be pointing to the resumption of the bear market. That didn't happen! Instead what I got was a bull rally, erasing much of the day's gains, including my...

Now that the market has finally had the chance to rally some, work off the oversold conditions (I feel like a broken record saying this) I'll be putting on some new short positions come tomorrow morning. I've heard already some chatter from folks getting more optimistic each day, which even more so...

Capstone Turbine Corp (NYSE: CPST) was upgraded by Northland Securities from “market perform” to “outperform.” CPST has 52-week trading range of $0.39-$1.57. CPST’s shares have slipped 0.87% over the past three months. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded BWAY Holding Company (NYSE: BWY) from “hold”...

Analyst Christopher D Manuel of KeyBanc Capital Markets maintains his "buy" rating on Crown Holdings Inc (NYSE: CCK). Crown Holdings has reported its Q4 2009 EPS ahead of the consensus and estimates, driven by better-than-expected profitability in North America food cans, cost control and a tax...

Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) reported today a first-quarter net income of $302 million, or $0.63 per share, as compared to $277 million, or $0.58 per share, for the same quarter last year. Analysts had expected Tyco International to report earnings of $0.59 per share. Revenue declined to $4....

Collective Brands, Inc. (PSS), the wholesaler and retailer of footwear and related accessories, recently declared that it will acquire Above The Rim (ATR) brand from Reebok International, owned by Germany’s Adidas AG. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  The operator of Payless...

Below are the top 5 mid-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The return on equity offered by Pitney Bowes Inc (NYSE: PBI) stands at 182.04. PBI’s market capitalization is $4.5 billion. Brean Murray upgraded PBI from “hold” to “buy.” The return on equity...

Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The return on equity offered by Bare Escentuals Inc (NASDAQ: BARE) stands at 408.27. BARE’s market capitalization is $1.25 billion. Piper Jaffray upgraded BARE from “neutral” to “overweight...