Specialty Chemicals

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Anglo American plc (AAUKY) Crocs Inc (CROX) H.B. Fuller Co (FUL) Halliburton Co (HAL) Johnson Controls Inc (JCI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ANGLO AMER -PLC (AAUKY): Free Stock Analysis Report CROCS INC (CROX): Free...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Anglo American plc (AAUKY) Crocs Inc (CROX) H.B. Fuller Co (FUL) Halliburton Co (HAL) Johnson Controls Inc (JCI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ANGLO AMER -PLC (AAUKY): Free Stock Analysis Report CROCS INC (CROX): Free...

Due to the proximity of its 4Q10 earnings report on 2/17, Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) shied away from divulging near-term expectations, and instead focused on long-term fundamentals. The company remains confident that its restructuring in Europe will yield significant annual margin improvement, while public...

Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) reported net earnings of 67 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 15.5% from 58 cents per share in the year-ago period and up 3.1% from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. Reported net income per share were reduced by trademark and long-lived asset...

Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) reported net earnings of 67 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 15.5% from 58 cents per share in the year-ago period and up 3.1% from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. Reported net income per share were reduced by trademark and long-lived asset...

A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM) announced today that Paul F. DeSantis, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, will leave the Company. DeSantis, who joined the Company in 2006, has accepted a position as Chief Financial Officer of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq...

In a Form 4 filed earlier today, KMG Chemicals Inc. (NASDAQ: KMGB) Chairman of the Board, David Hatcher, reported that he sold 7,500 shares of KMGB on January 24th for an average price of $17.11. The transaction totaled $128,292. Mr. Hatcher owns 3,079,911 direct shares of KMGB. Source: The...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) reported 4Q:10 EPS of $0.92 versus $0.64 in the year-ago quarter, “and our forecast of $0.96,” J.P. Morgan reports. The Bloomberg Consensus was $0.88. “The ($0.04) per share difference between reported results and our forecast was due to lower than expected equity...

Oppenheimer & Co. has a Perform rating on shares of Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) after the company reported earnings. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "4Q10 EPS of $0.92 rose 44.7% year-over-year, 6% below our estimate of $0.98, on 4% better than expected revenue, but 6% lower than expected...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...