Specialty Chemicals

Flexible Solutions International Inc. (AMEX:FSI) is trading at a price of $1.85,a dramatic change of 0.14 with % change of 8.19 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 24.36M. Flexible...

Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) Announces Plans to Repurchase 15 Million Shares.

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is set to announce 2011 Q1 earnings May 6th after the market closes. Berkshire has been rocked in recent months with the scandal involving former top lieutenant and long speculated heir-to-the-Berkshire-throne David Sokol. Sokol resigned in March following the...

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,100,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $40.50 per share.  Quaker has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 165,000...

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,100,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $40.50 per share. Quaker has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 165,000...

Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) was downgraded by HSBC Securities from "overweight" to "neutral." DEG's shares closed at $84.36 yesterday. Delhaize's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 2.75%. Needham downgraded Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ: SMSI) from “buy” to “hold.” SMSI's stock closed at $7....

Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) headquartered in Irving, Texas, announced today that effective June 1, 2011, Barbara R. Smith will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company, reporting to Joe Alvarado, President and COO.  In this position, Barbara...

OM Group (NYSE: OMG) Reports EPS of $1.01 vs. $0.62 Estimate; Revenues $331.35M vs. $284.2M Estimate

Goldman Sachs is downgrading shares of Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) to Neutral from Buy, and it removed the stock from America's Buy List. It still has a $75 price target on shares. In a note to investors, Goldman writes, "In our view, ALB's outperformance over the past two years vs. the S&P 500 was...

Goldman Sachs has downgraded Albemarle ((NYSE: ALB) from Buy to Neutral and maintains its $75 price target.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.  All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Quaker.  The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to...

Deutsche Bank has issued a report regarding the 2015 estimates for Albemarle (NYSE: ALB). According to the report, "Albemarle's investor meeting exceeded expectations with robust 2015 sales (10-13% organic, 15-18% incl M&A) and EPS (14-17% organic, 19-22% incl M&A) growth targets. While 20...

Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ) Reports Q1 ADJ EPS of $0.21 vs. $0.23 Estimate; Revenues $325.5M vs. $316.65M Estimate

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) from $70 to $75 and maintains its Buy rating.

PolyOne Corp (NYSE: POL) Reports EPS of $0.30 vs. $0.21 Estimate; Revenues $718.5M vs. $692.55M Estimate