Joy Global's Negative Earnings Trend May Not Dictate Stock Movement

Morgan Stanley's Mili Pothiwala reiterated Joy Global Inc (NYSE: JOY)'s Equal Weight rating and price target of $13.00.

The analyst thought it was "possible that management elects to lower guidance" in the near future after referencing Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) lowering its resource industries segment guidance and its "cautious" European mining commentary recently.


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Due to the negative outlook from similar companies, the bounce in commodity prices has not been translating into results for Joy's industry, said Pothiwala. The analyst also acknowledged, however, "[E]arnings trends alone may not dictate the share price performance next week"

At time of writing, Joy Global was off 0.70 percent from its Thursday open of $17.32, trading at $17.01.


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