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(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber – Bull of the Day

vitalstocks — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:56:02 +0000

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) is one of the largest tire manufacturing companies around the world. The company expects to benefit from new product launches and cost reduction programs. It has targeted $1 billion of gross savings by 2012. The company also expects the global tire industry to continue to grow in full year [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber – Bull of the Day

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Mixed Second Quarter

vitalstocks — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:54:10 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) delivered a net income of 18 cents per share from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2011, down significantly from 30 cents per share reported in the year-ago quarter. Reported net income was also substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents per share. Lower-than-expected results [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Mixed Second Quarter

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Analyst Downgrades Shares to Underperform

vitalstocks — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:10:43 +0000

We downgrade our recommendation on Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB) to Underperform from Neutral. Based in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire is the ninth largest tire company in the world and is also one of the 350 large companies in America. The company manufactures and markets tires and related products. Superior Industries released its 2011 [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Analyst Downgrades Shares to Underperform

($GT) Goodyear Rated Strong Buy by ValuEngine.com

valuengine — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:02:31 +0000

Goodyear (GT) is one of the world’s largest tire companies. The company manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in facilities in numerous countries. It has marketing operations in almost every country around the world. The company reported record-breaking earnings last week. First quarter 2011 sales were $5.4 billion, up 27 percent from the 2010 quarter [...]

($GT) Goodyear Rated Strong Buy by ValuEngine.com

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Closes Preferred Offer

vitalstocks — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:48:19 +0000

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) announced the closing of its public offering of mandatorily convertible preferred stock, which commenced on March 28, 2011. In addition to the 8.7 million shares offered, the underwriters also exercised their option to purchase 1.3 million shares of the mandatorily convertible preferred stock. With this exercise of the underwriters’ [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Closes Preferred Offer

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Offers Preferred Stock

vitalstocks — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:21:16 +0000

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) plans to make a public offering of $435 million of mandatory convertible preferred stock for the first time in history. The offering consists of 8.7 million shares at an average price of $50. The estimated proceeds of $421 million will be used to redeem $350 million of outstanding 10.5% [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Offers Preferred Stock

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Quarterly Earnings Profit Skid

vitalstocks — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:46:47 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) reported a profit of $41.2 million or 65 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The profit fell 19.5% from $51.2 million or 82 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2009. The results excluded restructuring [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Quarterly Earnings Profit Skid

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Buys Chinese Plant

vitalstocks — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:00:11 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) has decided to fully own the China-based Cooper Kenda Tire (“CKT”), which will cease to have a 50-50 joint venture. In this regard, an agreement has been reached with the concerned parties and the deal is to be finalized by March 15, 2011. The transaction will be worth $116.5 [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Buys Chinese Plant

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company – Strong Sales Growth

vitalstocks — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:49:22 +0000

Shares of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) have been surging lately. Despite rising commodity prices, the tire maker recently reported a solid third quarter marked by higher sales and better than expected profitability. Analysts have been revising their estimates higher as they believe the company will be relatively successful in its attempt to thwart [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company – Strong Sales Growth

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Earnings Drop 18%

vitalstocks — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:33:05 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) showed an 18% fall in profit to $49.4 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $60.2 million in the same quarter of prior year (all excluding the restructuring charges related to the closure of the Albany, Georgia facility). On earnings per share basis, profits declined 20% to 79 [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Earnings Drop 18%

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Far Exceeds Expectations

vitalstocks — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:50:14 +0000

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) saw a profit of $31 million or 12 cents per share (excluding special items) in the second quarter of the year in sharp contrast to a loss of $240 million or $1.00 per share (excluding special items) in the same quarter a year ago. The company has also significantly [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Far Exceeds Expectations

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber – Rising earnings Estimates – Good Valuations

vitalstocks — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:33:35 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB) shares set a new 52-week high after its latest quarterly release. Sales, estimates and the outlook are all improving. Company Description Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. makes tires for motorcycles, trucks and everything in between. The Ohio-based company has locations in 10 countries Incorporatedluding Europe and Asia. Sales Jump [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber – Rising earnings Estimates – Good Valuations

(GT) Goodyear Tire Reports Good Quarter

vitalstocks — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:18:29 +0000

Goodyear Tire (GT) posted a net income of $41 million or 18 cents per share (excluding special items) for the first quarter of 2010, in sharp contrast to a loss of $285 million or $1.19 per share (excluding special items) in the same quarter a year ago. With this, the company has outperformed the Zacks [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire Reports Good Quarter

(ATR) Aptargroup First Quarter Earnings Beats the Street

vitalstocks — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:10:42 +0000

Aptargroup Inc. (ATR) posted first-quarter 2010 results after the closing bell on Thursday. The company recorded a strong 46.3% growth in net income to $39.0 million, or 56 cents per share from $26.7 million, or 38 cents per share in the prior year quarter. Quarterly EPS also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents [...]

(ATR) Aptargroup First Quarter Earnings Beats the Street

(SHLM) A. Schulman Earnings Miss Expectations

vitalstocks — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:07:19 +0000

A. Schulman Inc. (SHLM) recently posted a fiscal 2010 second-quarter net loss of $6.8 million, compared to a loss of $10.5 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 12 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11 cents as increased raw material costs exerted pressure on margins. [...]

(SHLM) A. Schulman Earnings Miss Expectations

(SHLM) A. Schulman Incorporated – Earnings Beat by 91.9% in the Fiscal First Quarter

vitalstocks — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:38:31 +0000

A. Schulman Inc. (SHLM) has been acquiring new businesses in the last 4 months as the global recession eases. SHLM has surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 91.9%. Company Description A. Schulman manufactures high-performance plastic compounds and resins including engineered plastic compounds, color concentrates [...]

(SHLM) A. Schulman Incorporated – Earnings Beat by 91.9% in the Fiscal First Quarter

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Exceeds Estimates

vitalstocks — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:07:08 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) posted a profit of $49.6 million or 53 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2009, in sharp contrast to a loss of $2.43 per share in the same quarter a year ago. With this, the company has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents per share. [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Exceeds Estimates

(GT) Goodyear Tire Hurt by Venezuela’s Currency Devaluation

vitalstocks — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:46:08 +0000

Goodyear Tire’s (GT) operation in Venezuela, which contributes a significant portion of the company’s Latin American Tire sales and operating income, has been significantly affected by the Venezuelan government’s decision to introduce a two-tiered exchange rate that devalues its currency, bolivar fuerte (Bs. F). Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has revealed that the bolivar fuerte would [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire Hurt by Venezuela’s Currency Devaluation

(SEH) Spartech’s Fourth Quarter Results Miss Expectations

vitalstocks — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:24:55 +0000

Spartech Corp. (SEH) posted fiscal 2009 fourth-quarter results after the closing bell on Monday. The company swung to a net profit of $8.2 million, from a net loss of $197.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The prior-year quarter included an asset impairment charge of $226.9 million. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings per share during the company’s [...]

(SEH) Spartech’s Fourth Quarter Results Miss Expectations

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company – Earnings Beat Expectations – Consensus Estimates Jump

vitalstocks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:21 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) has surprised on estimates 4 consecutive quarters by an average of 330.99%. The company trades is attractively valued with a forward P/E of 10.6. Company Description Cooper Tire & Rubber manufactures tires for passenger cars, light and medium trucks. It also has subsidiaries that make motorcycle and racing tires. [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber Company – Earnings Beat Expectations – Consensus Estimates Jump

(GT) Goodyear Tire Hikes Prices

vitalstocks — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:16:20 +0000

Goodyear Tire (GT) announced its first price increase in more than a year on the back of higher raw material costs. The company has raised the price of tires sold in North America by 6% on top of a 10% price rise in September last year. Goodyear has declined to specify the types of raw [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire Hikes Prices

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber – Bull of the Day

vitalstocks — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:23:17 +0000

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB) is well positioned to enjoy improved operating costs, greater geographic flexibility and the ability to penetrate international markets through its investments and facilities in low-cost countries. The company continues to realize the benefits of reducing costs in its manufacturing operations. It has also been able to absorb the costs [...]

(CTB) Cooper Tire & Rubber – Bull of the Day

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – Earnings Preview

vitalstocks — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:52:40 +0000

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) will release its sales and earnings results for the third quarter before the markets open on Wednesday, Oct 28. The Akron, Ohio-based tire manufacturing company – one of the largest worldwide – reported a net loss of $221 million or 92 cents per share in the second quarter of [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – Earnings Preview

(SHLM) A. Schulman Down, But Not Out

vitalstocks — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:49:45 +0000

A. Schulman Inc. (SHLM) reported fiscal fourth-quarter results before the opening bell today. The company swung to a GAAP net loss of $7.9 million from a GAAP net profit of $4.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding charges related to restructuring and asset impairment, adjusted earnings per share came in at $5.4 million, or 21 [...]

(SHLM) A. Schulman Down, But Not Out

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to Save $215 Million With United Steel Workers Deal

vitalstocks — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:25:07 +0000

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has revealed details about its master labor contract, ratified by members of the United Steel Workers (USW) union on Sep 18. The master contract covered about 10,300 employees at seven tire plants in the U.S. The plants are in Akron , Ohio ; Buffalo , New York ; [...]

(GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to Save $215 Million With United Steel Workers Deal

(GT) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to Save $215 Million

vitalstocks — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:39:40 +0000

(GT) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to Save $215 Million

(SEH) Spartech Corporation Posts Lackluster Q3

vitalstocks — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:51:58 +0000

Spartech Corp. (SEH) recently posted lackluster third-quarter results as recessionary conditions affected demand for its products. The company stated that GAAP net income plunged 66% year over year to $1.5 million. Excluding restructuring charges, earnings per share came in at 18 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Spartech is an intermediary processor [...]

(SEH) Spartech Corporation Posts Lackluster Q3

(GT) Goodyear Reaches Deal with United Steel Workers

vitalstocks — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:53:18 +0000

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) revealed that it reached a tentative four-year agreement on a United Steel Workers deal, about three hours before a midnight deadline for expiration last Saturday. The new contract covers about 10,300 employees at seven tire plants in the U.S. The plants are in Akron, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; [...]

(GT) Goodyear Reaches Deal with United Steel Workers