Showing posts with label Ball Corporation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ball Corporation. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Bemis (BMS) (TXI) (UFS) (ASTE) (ATR) (BLL) Get New Coverage

Bemis (NYSE: BMS), Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI), Domtar Corp. (NYSE: UFS), Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE), Aptargroup Inc. (NYSE: ATR) and Ball Co. (NYSE: BLL) getting new coverage from analysts.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Bemis (BMS). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Texas Industries (TXI). They placed an “underperform” rating on the company.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Domtar Corp. (UFS). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $83.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Astec Industries, Inc. (ASTE). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Aptargroup Inc. (ATR). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $54.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Ball Co. (BLL). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $442.00 on the company.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Saks (SKS) (ADI) (BAC) (TJX) (BLL) (HD) (JCP) EPS Estimates Changed

Saks Inc (NYSE: SKS), Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX), Ball Co. (NYSE: BLL), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) EPS estimates adjusted by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its EPS estimates on Saks Inc. (SKS). They have a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $11.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) cut its EPS estimates on Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI). They have a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $42.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse cut its EPS estimates on Bank of America (BAC). They have an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Oppenheimer raised its EPS estimates on TJX Companies Inc. (TJX). They have a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised its EPS estimates on Ball Co. (BLL). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $46.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs raised its EPS estimates on Home Depot (HD). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $39.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) cut its EPS estimates on J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP). They have an “Underweight” rating and a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Meredith (MDP) (BWA) (BLL) (CAVM) (CCE) (EXPE) Price Target Changed

Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), BorgWarner Inc (NYSE: BWA), Ball Co. (NYSE: BLL), Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) and Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) price targets adjusted by analysts.

BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $85.00 to $92.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Ball Co. (BLL) had its price target cut by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $46.00.

Cavium Networks, Inc. (CAVM) had its price target slashed by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $47.50 to $43.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $31.00 to $34.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Expedia, Inc. (EXPE) had its price target raised by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $36.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Meredith Corporation (MDP) had its price target lowered by The Benchmark Company from $35.00 to $33.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Coverage on (BLL) (CCK) (DELL) (DMND) (EMC) Initiated

Coverage on shares of Ball Co. (NYSE: BLL), Crown Cork & Seal (NYSE: CCK), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) and EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) was initiated by analysts.

Williams Capital initiated coverage on Ball Co. (BLL). They placed an “outperform” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Williams Capital initiated coverage on Crown Cork & Seal (CCK). They placed an “outperform” rating and a price target of $46.00 on the company.

Auriga initiated coverage on Dell Inc. (DELL). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on Diamond Foods (DMND). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $75.00 on the company.

Auriga initiated coverage on EMC Corp. (EMC). They placed a “hold” rating and a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Monday, May 9, 2011

All-Time Highs for (BLL) (BTI) (BWLD) (CAH) (CEC) Reached May 6

Ball Corp. (NYSE:BLL), British American Tobacco (AMEX:BTI), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) and CEC Entertainment (NYSE:CEC) all breached all-time highs on Friday, May 6.

Ball Corp. (BLL) closed at $38.03, gaining $0.26, or 0.69 percent. They traded as high as $38.34 on the day.

British American Tobacco (BTI) closed Friday at $87.79, level with Thursday's close, but reaching a high of $88.89 in the session.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) closed Friday at $61.05, falling $0.38, or 0.62 percent. They traded as high as $62.69 on the day.

Cardinal Health (CAH) closed at $44.58, down $0.06, or 0.13 percent. They traded as high as $45.49 on the day.

CEC Entertainment (NYSE:CEC) closed at $39.16, gaining $0.26, or 0.67 percent. They traded as high as $41.60 on the day.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dividend Yields for (BLL) (AA) (FMC) (CLF) (X)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Ball Corp (BLL), Alcoa Inc (AA), FMC Corp (FMC), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) and United States Steel Corp (X).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Ball Corp (BLL) has a dividend yield of 0.75 percent on a declared dividend of $0.07. The payout ratio is 6.4 percent.

Alcoa Inc (AA) has a dividend yield of 0.71 percent on a declared dividend of $0.03. The payout ratio is 10.4 percent.

FMC Corp (FMC) has a dividend yield of 0.68 percent on a declared dividend of $0.15. The payout ratio is 10.9 percent.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) has a dividend yield of 0.60 percent on a declared dividend of $0.14. The payout ratio is 4.5 percent.

United States Steel Corp (X) has a dividend yield of 0.42 percent on a declared dividend of $0.05. The payout ratio is na.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Price Targets on (BEN) (BLL) (CAM) (CATM) (CAVM) Updated

Price targets on Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), Ball Co. (NYSE: BLL), Cameron International (NYSE: CAM), Cardtronics (NASDAQ: CATM) and Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM) were updated today.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised their price target on Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) from $125.00 to $130.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

Longbow Research raised their price target on Ball Co. (BLL) from $42.00 to $48.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Howard Weil cut their price target on Cameron International (CAM) from $65.00 to $63.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Cardtronics (CATM) from $21.00 to $23.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Goldman (NYSE:GS) Prefers Ball (NYSE:BLL), Crown (NYSE:CCK) Over Graham (NYSE:GRM)

Goldman (NYSE:GS) recently met with executives from Graham Packaging (NYSE:GRM), and said for a long-term investment, the company looks compelling, although in the packaging sector they prefer Ball (NYSE:BLL) and Crown (NYSE:CCK) on a risk/reward basis.

Goldman reiterated their "Neutral" rating on Graham Packaging, which closed Wednesday at $13.42, up $0.03, or 0.22 percent. Goldman raised their price target on them to $14.

Ball Corporation closed at $69.31, down $0.17, or 0.24 percent. Crown Holdings closed at $33.72, down $0.01, or 0.03 percent.