Disclosure Insight Maintains Medium Risk Rating on The Dow Chemical Company

A report from Disclosure Insight reiterates its Medium Risk – Negative Bias rating on The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW).

The report states, “One-time items; acquisition activity; ongoing asbestos-related litigation; and the chairman and CEO positions being held by one person support our opinion of a Medium Risk - Negative Bias rating for DOW. DOW recorded $2.7 billion of restructuring charges. In 2008 and 2009, DOW recorded goodwill impairment charges of $239 million and $7 million, respectively."

DOW closed yesterday at $27.18.