Specialty Chemicals

Below are the top cleaning product stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Clorox Company (The) (NYSE: CLX) has a dividend yield of 3.50%. CLX's shares closed at $61.80 yesterday. Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) has a dividend yield of 1.40%. SCL's shares closed at $70.56...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid...

Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) reaffirmed today its outlook for 2010 full year adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in a range of $3.20 to $3.50. Cytec is revising its segment guidance as follows.

Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) plans to webcast a presentation by James F. Kirsch, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. ET from the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference in New York, NY. The audio presentation and presentation slides will be webcast...

Jefferies & Co. has a Buy rating and a $60 price target on Cytec (NYSE: CYT). In a note sent to clients, Jefferies writes, "Cytec's risk/reward profile appears attractive for investors focused on its leverage to secular trends (lighter aircraft, environmentally friendly coatings), structural...

Below are the top general building material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Ameron International Corporation (NYSE: AMN) for the February quarter is $0.67 per share. AMN's quarterly earnings surged 49.70% y/y. Valspar...

How hot has the chemical sector been in the last year? Quaker Chemical Corporation's (KWR) earnings in the first 9 months have already surpassed the full year earnings for every other year in its history. To top it off, the stock still isn't very expensive, trading with a price-to-sales ratio of...

How hot has the chemical sector been in the last year? Quaker Chemical Corporation's (KWR) earnings in the first 9 months have already surpassed the full year earnings for every other year in its history. To top it off, the stock still isn't very expensive, trading with a price-to-sales ratio of...

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Valspar Corporation's (VAL) fourth quarter 2010 net earnings moved up 2 cents to 51 cents from last year's 49 cents. Adjusted net earnings of 56 cents were up 3 cents year over year in the fourth quarter of 2010 and matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. For the full year 2010, adjusted earnings...

Deutsche Bank is maintaining its Hold rating and $32 price target on The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL). In a note sent to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Valspar shares rose nearly 6% after its Q4 release, in our view, due to a bullish 2011 outlook with the mid-point of EPS guidance ($2.55) well...

Below are the top specialty chemical stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) has a dividend yield of 5.90%. WPZ's shares closed at $46.80 yesterday. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE: ODC) has a dividend yield of 2.90%. ODC's shares closed...

Valspar Corporation's (VAL) fourth quarter 2010 net earnings moved up 2 cents to 51 cents from last year's 49 cents. Adjusted net earnings of 56 cents were up 3 cents year over year in the fourth quarter of 2010 and matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. For the full year 2010, adjusted earnings...

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