Specialty Chemicals

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Banco Santander (NASDAQ: BSBR) 20,013 puts, 7 calls 2. CACI International (NASDAQ: CACI) 6,046 puts, 19 calls 3. Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ) 11,933 puts, 135 calls 4. Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP) 7,545 puts, 164 calls 5. Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM) 2,790 puts...

Shares of The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ) are lower on the session by 0.04%, trading at $134.66. Overall put volume is now running at 40.40x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,010 contracts have traded on the session so far. The Lubrizol Corporation...

JP Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating on Minerals Technologies (NYSE: MTX). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock from $74 to $76. On Monday, MTX closed the day at $64.47.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Minerals Technologies (NYSE: MTX) from $74 to $76 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Below are the top mid-cap specialty chemicals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) has a dividend yield of 2.00%. IFF's shares closed at $61.17 on Friday. Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has a dividend yield of 1.80%....

According to J.P. Morgan, Quaker Chemical (NYSE: KWR) EPS of $0.79 was $0.04 above consensus and $0.07 above forecast, with a $0.14 beat (vs. our forecast) in Metalworking profits and a $0.02 beat in Coatings offset by a $0.12 headwind from higher corporate expenses. J.P. Morgan said that it...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Rockwood Holdings (NYSE: ROC), raising its PT from $55 to $65. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We establish a December 2012E price target of $65 reflecting our revised estimates. Our previous December 2011E price target was $55. Our price...

J.P. Morgan has published a report on Ecolab Inc (NYSE: ECL) highlighting the company's perhaps overlooked values. In the report, J.P Morgan wrote, "The market continues to express its disapproval of Ecolab's acquisition bid for Nalco. We believe that the poor performance of ECL shares since the...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Rockwood Holdings (NYSE: ROC) from $55 to $65 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Deutsche Bank has published a report on Rockwood Holdings (NYSE: ROC) raising the price target, estimated earnings per share, and revenue estimates. In the report, Deutsche Bank wrote, "Rockwood shares rose 3% following a strong Q2 release. While TiO2 was again the (rock) star of the quarter (...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Rockwood (NYSE: ROC) from $65 to $70 and maintains its Buy rating.

Winners: Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN) is trading up roughly 3.30%. Crown Media (NASDAQ: CRWN) is trading up roughly 2.90%. QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) is trading up roughly 2.70%. Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ) is trading up roughly 1.80%. Netspend Holdings (NASDAQ: NTSP) is trading up roughly 1%....

US stock futures are flat this morning, amid concerns over sovereign debt. Shares of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) surged about 6% in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat quarterly results. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 11 points to 12,443.00 and S&P 500...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

POINT ROBERTS, July 26, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for July 25, 2011. Seven Arts Pictures was the biggest mover with a triple digit rally. Seven Arts Pictures PLC (NASDAQ: SAPX) soared...