Sigma-Aldrich Q4 Earnings Top on Organic Sales Gain - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 13, 9:08AM CST
Sigma-Aldrich's (SIAL) profit for fourth-quarter 2014 rose driven by higher sales across its business segments in the quarter, led by the SAFC Commercial unit.
DQ: 21.04 (-0.21), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), SIAL: 138.20 (+0.07), PENX: 18.87 (-0.01)
Valspar (VAL) Prices Debt Offering Worth $500M - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jan 19, 4:35PM CST
Valspar (VAL) has priced its unwritten public offering worth $500 million aggregate principal amount.
ASH: 127.58 (+1.21), VAL: 86.85 (-0.80), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15)
Sigma-Aldrich's SAFC Validates Dry Powder Media Unit - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 16, 1:10PM CST
Sigma-Aldrich's (SIAL) business unit SAFC Commercial has verified powder cell culture media manufacturing unit in Irvine, Scotland.
ASH: 127.58 (+1.21), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), SIAL: 138.20 (+0.07), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15)
Ecolab Introduces Restora Program for Medical Laundry Needs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jan 14, 12:10PM CST
Ecolab Inc.'s (ECL) Restora Program enables healthcare laundries to reprocess linen and significantly reduce replacement costs.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02), KWR: 86.40 (+1.20), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15), ECL: 111.62 (+0.85)
Ecolab Prices Senior Notes Offering; Moody's Raises Outlook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jan 13, 4:20PM CST
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) intends to use the net proceeds from the offerings to partly repay outstanding commercial paper balances and for general corporate purposes.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15), MCO: 98.22 (+0.01), ECL: 111.62 (+0.85)
United States Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Industry Analytics and Revenue Forecasts to 2021 for the $8.5 Billion Market
M2 - Fri Jan 09, 4:04AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/x6659w/synthetic_dye_and) has announced the addition of Plunkett Research Ltd's new report Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Benchmarks, Metrics and Revenue Forecasts to 2021 to their offering. Vital industry-specific data including metrics, benchmarks, historic numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research. Key Findings: - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Industry (U.S.) to reach $8.5 billion by 2021. - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Industry, including Average EBITDA, Operating Ratios and Sales per Employee. Core Benefits to Customer: 1. Comprehensive overview of an industry's financial results, ratios, vital statistics and metrics in one package 2. Complete benchmarking of the industry and its top companies 3. Deep industry and company financials This Report Features: 1. Historical data 2. 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NL: 7.65 (+0.02), TROX: 22.59 (+0.40), VHI: 5.91 (-0.07)
Zep, Inc. (ZEP) in Focus: Stock Falls 6.4% - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jan 08, 7:40AM CST
Zep, Inc. (ZEP) fell over 6% in the last trading session amid huge volumes, continuing its recent volatile trend as it is currently trading within the volatile price range of last one month.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02), ZEP: 16.77 (+0.02)
18.3% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend NL Industries Call (NL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Dec 31, 9:24AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for NL Industries (NYSE:NL) on November 5th, 2014 at $7.57. In approximately 2 months, NL Industries has returned 18.34% as of today's recent price of $8.96.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02)
Is Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) a Sell After Its Buyout Proposition? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 30, 11:50AM CST
Zacks Investment Research has downgraded Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) to a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
ROC: 79.20 (+0.33), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), SIAL: 138.20 (+0.07)
Where We Are Headed: Complementary Research on Mosaic, Neenah Paper, NewMarket, Newmont Mining and NL Industries
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 30, 7:00AM CST
Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP), NewMarket (NYSE: NEU), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), and NL Industries (NYSE: NL). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.
NEU: 469.55 (+0.43), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), NEM: 24.78 (+0.27), MOS: 52.33 (+0.29), NP: 62.15 (-0.52)
Can Ecolab's Global Strength Counter Adverse Market Trends? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 23, 1:00PM CST
We are impressed with the fact that Ecolab (ECL) is consistently delivering double-digit earnings growth despite the current challenging business environment
ROC: 79.20 (+0.33), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15), ECL: 111.62 (+0.85)
NL Industries Shares Up 15.7% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (NL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Dec 17, 11:12AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for NL Industries (NYSE:NL) on November 5th, 2014 at $7.57. In approximately 1 month, NL Industries has returned 15.72% as of today's recent price of $8.76.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02)
KMG Chemicals (KMG) Jumps: Stock Adds 8.8% in Session - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 16, 7:30AM CST
KMG Chemicals Inc. (KMG) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise roughly 9% on the day.
KMG: 21.04 (+0.24), ROC: 79.20 (+0.33), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15)
Uptrend Call Working As NL Industries Stock Rises 17.3% (NL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Dec 10, 9:23AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for NL Industries (NYSE:NL) on November 5th, 2014 at $7.57. In approximately 1 month, NL Industries has returned 17.31% as of today's recent price of $8.88.
NL: 7.65 (+0.02)
Will NL Industries (NL) Continue to Surge Higher? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 10, 8:37AM CST
Will NL Industries (NL) Continue to Surge Higher?
NL: 7.65 (+0.02)
NYSE stocks posting largest percentage increases
AP - Tue Dec 09, 12:21PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.:
AEM.TO: 40.66 (+0.01), TREC: 14.54 (+0.20), WTI: 6.55 (+0.41), CSLT: 9.19 (+0.13), TTI: 5.09 (+0.04), NDRO: 4.94 (-0.02), EGO: 4.94 (+0.10), AEM: 32.61 (+0.10), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), NUS: 56.92 (-1.30), ELD.TO: 6.15 (+0.09), SGY: 18.17 (+0.74), LPX: 17.44 (+0.42), SGU: 7.10 (-0.15), NLS: 15.38 (+0.12)
Sigma-Aldrich Shareholders Clears Takeover by Merck KGaA - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 09, 11:40AM CST
Sigma-Aldrich's (SIAL) shareholders have approved its proposed acquisition by Germany's Merck KGaA for $17 billion.
ROC: 79.20 (+0.33), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), SIAL: 138.20 (+0.07), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15)
Rockwood Upgraded to Strong Buy on Solid Q3 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Dec 08, 9:40AM CST
On Dec 6, 2014, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (ROC) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) from a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), primarily on the back of healthy third-quarter 2014 earnings.
ROC: 79.20 (+0.33), ALB: 54.59 (+0.63), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), TAM: 26.00 (+0.01)
CF Industries Resumes Work at Woodward Nitrogen Site - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 04, 10:50AM CST
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) announced that it has resumed production at its Woodward, OK, nitrogen complex.
CF: 301.40 (-1.20), NL: 7.65 (+0.02), MOS: 52.33 (+0.29), MTX: 71.19 (+0.15)