Metal & Glass Containers

One year ago I wrote an article recommending what I called a 'sleeper stock' that had "...the potential for eye popping gains." This was an under the radar stock that was miniscule in size, but was well worth bringing to readers' attention. That's because it's much more likely that a sub-$100...

Merger activity increased last week with four new deals announced and twelve closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 116 Total Number of...

Merger activity increased last week with four new deals announced and twelve closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 116 Total Number of...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report on Owens Illinois (NYSE: OI). It has a Buy rating on shares. In a note to investors, Jefferies & Co. writes, "U.S. glass shipments in May were down 5.1%, and on adjusted basis with the same number of days, shipments were down 9.6%. Based on...

J.P. Morgan, which initiated coverage of Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI), is providing some color on the stock. “Owens-Illinois' 2Q11 pre-announcement highlights a very tough story for the company over the past two years,” J.P. Morgan writes. “While the stock appears to have low expectations and to be...

JP Morgan, which initiated coverage of Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK), is providing some color on the stock. “While CCK is a consensus long (83% buys), it is hard to ignore the combination of above-average organic growth and shareholder friendly capital allocation, which should lead to continued...

JP Morgan has initiated coverage on Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) with a Neutral rating and $46 price target.

JP Morgan has initiated coverage on Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) with an Overweight rating and $48 price target.

JP Morgan has initiated coverage on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) with a Neutral rating and $32 price target.

Merger activity decreased last week with two new deals announced and five closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 104 Total Number of Deals...

Merger activity decreased last week with two new deals announced and five closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 104 Total Number of Deals...

This week sees the start of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London, England. As English events this year go, Wimbledon is far more interesting than the Royal Wedding. Will it rain heavily, as tradition dictates? How many strawberries with cream will be consumed? Which female player will have the...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Silgan Holdings (NASDAQ: SLGN), downgrading SLGN from Buy to Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Graham Packaging (NYSE: GRM) has opted to accept an all-cash offer of $25.50/share from Reynolds Group Holdings. This is a slightly-...

Deutsche Bank has downgraded Silgan Holdings (NASDAQ: SLGN), MediaMind (NASDAQ: MDMD) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) from Buy to Hold and has changed the price targets from $51 to $40, $17 to $22, and $40 to $30, respectively.

Merger activity increased last week with seven new deals announced and six closing. This spike in deals announced follows a temporary lull in the week prior where no new deals were announced. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates...