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Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on WR Grace (NYSE: GRA) from $46 to $56 and maintains its Buy rating.

Quaker Chemical Reports Q1 2011 EPS $0.91 vs. $0.68; Revenues $159.9M (NYSE: KWR)

Shares of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) are higher on the session by 7.40%, trading at $72.25. Overall call volume is now running at 6.65x the daily average, with 60% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,337 contracts have traded on the session so far. Sigma-Aldrich...

EcoLab (NYSE: ECL) Guides Q2 EPS $0.62-$0.64

1) Chevron (CVX)- Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to United States and international subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals...

EcoLab (NYSE: ECL) Reports EPS of $0.45 vs. $0.44 Estimate; Revenues $1.52B vs. $1.49B Estimate

Jefferies has issued a report on the Q1 EPS of W.R. Grace (NYSE: GRA). Jefferies writes, "Adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.78 was $0.24 above consensus and $0.25 above our estimate. Sales increased 13.1% YoY, (6.5% vol., 6.4% price, -0.2% F/X). Grace Davision was ($0.23) above our estimates, driven by...

Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ: SIAL) Reports EPS of $0.94 vs. $0.90 Estimate; Revenues $632M vs. $602.9M Estimate

Jefferies & Co. has a Buy rating and a $65 price target on shares of Cytec (NYSE: CYT) after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Despite a light quarter in Engineered Materials due to carbon fiber costs (which we expect to be passed through in Q2), Cytec reported a...

Credit Suisse has an Outperform rating and a $67 price target on shares of Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "Following CYT's better than expected 1Q results, we are raising our 2011/12 EPS estimates to $3.47/4.45 from $3.29/$...

W.R. Grace & Co (NYSE: GRA) reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday. Grace posted its Q1 net income at $54.2 million, or $0.72 per share, down from $56.3 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, the company's profit came in at $0.78...

The Western Union Company (WU) -0.14%  is forecast to post earnings of 34 cents a share in the first quarter. Shares of Western Union Company are trading higher by +0.05% ahead of its quarterly earnings release. Western Union, the money transfer services company is expected to release its...

Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) is expected to publish its Q1 earnings report on Tuesday, April 26, before the markets open. Analysts are predicting earnings per share to stand at $0.44, slightly up from $0.41 recorded a year ago. Ecolab, until 1986 known as Economics Laboratory, develops and markets products...

Travelzoo Inc. (TZOO) - Travelzoo hit a new 52-week high Monday as it is currently trading at $97.65, above its previous 52-week high of $95.45 with 112,564 shares traded as of 9:32 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 670,000 shares over the past 30 days. New Dragon Asia Corp. (AMEX:NWD) - New...

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.84 on revenue of $1.23 billion. Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of $9.37 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE: JEC) is projected to post its FQ2 EPS at $0.63 on...