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Opinion on  The Shaw Group Inc (SGR)     Sector: Basic Materials  >  Industry: Misc. Fabricated Products
The Shaw Group Inc

Jul 08, 2008 10:10 PM UTC
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Return Risk
-27.45% HIGH
Principal

Analyst Recommendation  

The Shaw Group, Inc. offers engineering, technology, construction, fabrication, environmental, and industrial services to various companies worldwide. The Fossil and Nuclear segment provides project-related services, including design, engineering, construction, procurement, technology, and consulting services primarily to the fossil and nuclear power generation industries worldwide. The Environmental and Infrastructure segment designs and executes remediation solutions involving contaminants in soil, air, and water. It also provides project and facilities management, and other related services for non environmental construction, watershed restoration, emergency response services, outsourcing of privatization markets, and program management, as well as operations and maintenance solutions to support and enhance land, water, and air transportation systems. The Energy and Chemical segment offers project-related services, such as the design, engineering, construction, procurement, technology, and consulting services primarily to the oil and gas, refinery, petrochemical, and chemical industries. The Maintenance segment provides its clients with reliability services, turnarounds and outage services, capital construction services, tank design construction and maintenance, insulation, painting, and scaffolding services. The Fabrication and Manufacturing segment supplies fabricated piping systems. In addition, The Shaw Group supplies nuclear plant designs, licensing, engineering services, equipment, fuel, and other products and services to the owners and operators of nuclear power plants. The company’s customers include multinational oil companies and industrial corporations, regulated utilities, independent and merchant power producers, governmental agencies, and other equipment manufacturers. It markets its services through an in-house sales force and through independent contractors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Analysts'
 Recommendation:
Buy  
    30 Days Ago: Buy  

  Analysts' Target: $62  
 Analysts' Targets
 UBS Securities $62 
    Neutral
    Thursday, April 10, 2008


SGR:  This call was made on 07/08/08 @ $54.4
Rating:   Positive   $54.4 (07/08/08)
Gain/Loss:   -54.56% in 183 days
Target:   $86.00 (+58.09%) in > one year
Allocation:   0.2% of portfolio


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