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Greif Plummets on Q3 Earnings Results
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:25pmShares of Greif (NYSE: GEF) are trading lower in the after-hours following the release of the company's Q3 earnings results. Currently, shares are lower by 8.70%, trading at $51.00; they ended the regular session higher by 1.69%, at $55.86. Greif reported Q3 EPS of $1.18 on revenues of $1.12...
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Notable Call Options Activity in Owens-Illinois
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 3:01pmShares of Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) are higher on the session by 0.80%, currently trading at $18.98. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 31
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 4:51am
Joy Global Inc (NASDAQ: JOYG) is projected to report its FQ3 EPS at $1.53 on revenue of $1.17 billion. Shuffle Master Inc (NASDAQ: SHFL) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $58.14 million. The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ: TFM) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.19 on revenue...
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Barrington Research Maintains Greif Market Perform
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 12:57pmBarrington Research maintained its Greif (NYSE: GEF) Market Perform rating in a research report published today. In the report, Barrington Research states, "We believe GEF has potential for accelerated earnings growth in 2013 due to the Saudi Arabia joint venture. However, near term we are...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Packaging & Containers Industry With The Highest Revenue
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 4:14amBelow are the top mid-cap packaging & containers stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) is $8.35 billion. BLL's ROE for the same period is 35.61%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Crown Holdings Inc (NYSE:...
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Jefferies Has Buy On Crown Holdings (CCK)
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:49amJefferies & Co. is out with a research report on Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) and it has a Buy rating and a $49 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Jefferies & Co. writes, "While some investors are concerned the beverage can industry could overbuild in the emerging markets, Crown (...
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Crown to Expand Presence in China to Support Strong Market Growth
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 8:33amCrown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com ), today announced plans to continue to expand its footprint in China by building two new beverage can plants and adding a second line to a previously announced facility currently being constructed.
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Options Brief: Owens-Illinois
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 1:48pmShares of Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) are higher on the session by 2.81%, trading at $18.28. Overall call volume is now running at 2.39x the daily average, with 43% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,964 contracts have traded on the session so far. Owens-Illinois, Inc. is a...
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Goldman Sachs Reiterates Buy on MeadWestvaco, Crown Holdings and Graphic Packaging Holding
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 6:33amGoldman Sachs reiterated its Buy rating on MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV), Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) and Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE: GPK). On Monday, MWV lost 8.45% of its value to finish the day at $25.58. Its shares rebounded in today's pre-market trading, rising 3.89% to stand around $26.58. At...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – August 8, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 6:16amMerger activity remained steady last week with three new deals announced and one closing. The recent drop in equity markets around the world did not spare stocks that are on our list of pending mergers. Spreads of several deals widened and I used the opportunity to start a position in education...
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