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Merger with ashland will create a major global specialty chem. company
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Hercules has agreed to be bought out by Ashland Inc.
The terms of the deal are as such; 18.60 in cash per share of Hercules as well as .093 shares of Ashland stock.
The terms of the deal make it difficult to get any absolute killer premium on the stock, but as the deal stands it is at 12% at the moment. the deal will be completed at the end of this year and is subject to a shareholder vote. many analysts believe the vote will agree on the merger.
But what makes me like this medium risk merger is the fact that both companies offer dividends. See my discussion about t...
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Earnings highlights: Exxon, Motorola, Barclays, Burger King, Comcast, Visa, and others
Filed under: Earnings reports, Motorola (MOT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Office Depot (ODP), Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Burger King Hldgs (BKC), Valero Energy (VLO), Barclays plc ADS (BCS), Qwest Communications Intl (Q), Garmin Ltd (GRMN) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: <> Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) reported a narrower Q3 net loss and reaffirmed its outlook. Barclays (NYSE: BCS) earnings and dividend prospects resulted in an analyst's downgrade. <>Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC) posted i...
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Earnings highlights: Exxon, Motorola, Barclays, Burger King, Comcast, Visa, and others
Filed under: Earnings reports, Motorola (MOT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Office Depot (ODP), Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Burger King Hldgs (BKC), Valero Energy (VLO), Barclays plc ADS (BCS), Qwest Communications Intl (Q), Garmin Ltd (GRMN) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: <> Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) reported a narrower Q3 net loss and reaffirmed its outlook. Barclays (NYSE: BCS) earnings and dividend prospects resulted in an analyst's downgrade. <>Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC) posted i...
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U.S. Steel, Hercules soar after Q3 reports
Filed under: Earnings reports, U.S. Steel (X)  Shares of U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) and Hercules Inc. (NYSE: HPC) soared Tuesday after the former reported that its third-quarter profits more than tripled and the latter said during its Q3 report that the necessary regulatory approval had been received for its acquisition by rival chemical company Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH).
<>Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel reported the most profitable quarter in its history as higher prices led to record gains in its tubular and flat-rolled steel businesses. Its net income totaled $919 million, or $7.79 per share, in ...
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Gymboree (GYMB)- Wedbush Morgan Buy » Strong Buy
Pinnacle Finl (PNFP)- Janney Mntgmy Scott Neutral » Buy
Key Energy (KEG)- Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy
RadNet (RDNT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy
Zumiez (ZUMZ)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
Fedrl Rlty Inv Trst (FRT)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Groupe Danone DA (UBS)- Sell » Neutral
Shanda Interactive (SNDA)- Citigroup Hold » Buy
Ciena (CIEN)- JMP Securities Mkt Underperform » Mkt Perform
Intersil (ISIL)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
Owens Corning (OC)- M...
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Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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<>
Upgrades
Gymboree (GYMB)- Wedbush Morgan Buy » Strong Buy
Pinnacle Finl (PNFP)- Janney Mntgmy Scott Neutral » Buy
Key Energy (KEG)- Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy
RadNet (RDNT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy
Zumiez (ZUMZ)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
Fedrl Rlty Inv Trst (FRT)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Groupe Danone DA (UBS)- Sell » Neutral
Shanda Interactive (SNDA)- Citigroup Hold » Buy
Ciena (CIEN)- JMP Securities Mkt Underperform » Mkt Perform
Intersil (ISIL)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
Owens Corning (OC)- M...
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