Specialty Chemicals

PolyOne (NYSE: POL) closed the book on CY10 with another strong performance in 4Q. CY10 included ~27% y/y revenue growth and ~250 bps of operating margin expansion translating to a nearly three-fold increase in EPS. While moderation of the revenue growth and margin expansion is to be expected in...

Below are the top small-cap specialty chemical stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. OM Group Inc (NYSE: OMG) had $446.76 million in total cash and $120.49 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc (NASDAQ: GPRE) had $203.41 million in total cash...

Goldman Sachs took a look at Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC) in a research report published this morning, and stated that Goldman Sachs will review its earnings estimate and target price after a conference call with Nalco Holdings tomorrow morning. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "Nalco (NLC)...

Wickliffe, Ohio-based Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ) announced on Wednesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates. Lubrizol Corporation reported that its 4th quarter net income rose to $156.7 million, or $2.35 per share, up from $134.2 million, or $1.92 per share, a year earlier....

Below are the top small-cap rubber & plastic stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at American Biltrite Inc (AMEX: ABL) is $14.82. ABL's revenue for the same period is $330.02 million. The trailing-twelve-month...

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• ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) reported Q4 EPS of $1.85, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.68 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose to $105.2 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $113.268 billion • Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) announced a plan to acquire fellow...

• ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) reported Q4 EPS of $1.85, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.68 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose to $105.2 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $113.268 billion • Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) announced a plan to acquire fellow...

Piper Jaffray expects PolyOne's (NYSE: POL) 4Q10 earnings release Thursday to meet expectations despite some seasonal weakness and potential raw material inflation. 4Q09 included full effects of incremental distribution contracts signed in earlier in CY09 making for stiffer comps, but its expects...

JP Morgan has upgraded Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $59 to $63.

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Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Resource Technology Corporation (RTC) of Laramie, Wyoming, an industry leader in analytical standards and certified reference materials. The acquisition of RTC's business complements the recently completed...

W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) announced today that its Joint Plan of Reorganization has been confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In her opinion, Judge Judith Fitzgerald resolved all outstanding objections to the Joint Plan in favor of Grace and its co-...

Jefferies is raising its PT on Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) to $65 from $59. “Adjusted Q4 EPS of $0.83 was $0.26 above our estimate and $0.22 above consensus,” Jefferies writes. “To reflect the anticipated divestiture of Building Blocks ($0.40 EPS contribution in 2011), we are lowering 2011E $...