Paper Packaging

Stocks have experienced a nice rally for the last six weeks, due in large part to robust second-quarter earnings reports. Over two-thirds of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported results for the second quarter. Those companies had a combined earnings growth of 45%, with nearly 80% of those...

If you look at some of the major firms that rate stocks, and you look to see what stocks meet their highest ratings, you can get a good idea of what the major consensus is for which stocks are considered quality investments. If several of them agree on what stocks are the best, then maybe those are...

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Bemis Co. (NYSE: BMS) today to Buy. It also raised the price target from $30 to $36 on Bemis shares. The reasoning behind the upgrade is that Deutsche Bank expects Bemis to have strong margin expansion after the company increased its size in the food and beverage...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded Bemis (NYSE: BMS) to “buy” from “hold.” The investment firm has also raised its price target for BMS to $36 from $30. Deutsche Bank expects the company’s margins to expand significantly going forward. Bemis has recently purchased Food Americas arm of Alcan Packaging,...

Andrew Bary, the author of the article: "Best Bets for Post-Bankruptcy Stocks" thinks that Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NYSE: SSCC), Lyondell (LALLF) and Aventine Renewable (OTC: AVRW) are the post bankruptcy stocks that have some potential on the upside. Smurfit-Stone (SSCC) is a bet that...

Gilead - Not Your Run of the Mill Mid-Tier Pharma Courtesy of Pharmboy At PSW, we have been hemming and hawing about inflation/deflation, how to right Washington, oil exploration, solar flairs, irrational exhuberance in the market, and why Gilead (GILD) has lost its prominence in the market’s eye...

Shares of Temple Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) are higher on the session by 6.04%, currently trading at $22.66. The stock has been trading largely lower over the past few months, but has garnered some bullish sentiment over the past week or two. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The...

Shares of Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) are lower on the session by 0.91%, currently trading at $5.44. The stock has been trading largely sideways for the past nine months and is now below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying upside on the name today. The December $7.50 call was purchased...

Shares of Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) are lower on the session by 7.43%, currently trading at $5.36. The stock has been trading largely lower for the past two months and is currently in a technical downtrend. Options traders are buying calls today. The September $7.50 call was purchased 4,000 times, on...

Shares of Temple Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) are higher on the session by 0.85%, currently trading at $22.67. The stock was drifting lower throughout May and early June, but made a strong rally this week after bouncing off of the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls today. Though...

Below are the top 4 paper and paper products goods stocks on the NYSE and the AMEX in terms of PEG ratio. Fibria Celulose SA (NYSE: FBR) has a PEG ratio of 0.24. FBR’s March quarter earnings were 105.60% higher than anticipated. Orient Paper Inc (AMEX: ONP) has a PEG ratio of 0.32. ONP’s quarterly...

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) was upgraded by Jefferies from “hold” to “buy.” AEO’s shares closed at $12.68 yesterday. American Eagle Outfitters’ earnings are likely to grow by 16.98% next year. Barclays Capital upgraded GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) from “equal weight” to “overweight.”...

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for PKG is set to $29. PKG’s shares gained 3.37% to close at $21.50 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Goldman Sachs reiterate their "buy" rating on Boise Inc (NYSE: BZ), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for BZ is set to $8. BZ has posted better than expected Q1 EPS of $0.04, driven by stronger operating earnings, partially offset by higher interest expense...

Analysts at Oppenheimer & Co initiate coverage of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON) with an "outperform" rating. The target price for SON is set to $40. Sonoco Products, a leading consumer and industrial packaging company, has a robust pipeline of new products, has high operating leverage due...