All Posts Tagged With: "AKS"
(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook – March 2012 – Industry Outlook
About the Industry
The steel industry can well be termed the backbone of modern society considering steel’s varied uses, be it in construction, transport, electrical appliances, food packaging and the like. In terms of its composition, steel is an...
(MT) Metals & Mining Stock Outlook – March 2012 – Industry Outlook
About the Industry
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure,...
(EU) Stock Market News for January 12, 2012 – Market News
European debt concerns once again weighed down the markets and dragged the Dow slightly lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted meager gains. Reports of Germany’s economy contracting during the end of 2011 and a downward revision of economic growth estimates by the...
(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook – November 2011 – Industry Outlook
Overview
The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales.
Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap...
(CHK) Utica Shale Could Generate 204,500 Jobs
by Justin Dove, Investment U Research
(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Adds Surcharge
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $460 per ton for a broad range of electrical steel products that it produces. This surcharge will be reflected in the invoices of electrical steel products...
(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Analyst Assigns Neutral Rating
We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS). The company recorded first-quarter 2011 EPS of $0.08, beating the year-ago quarter’s $0.02 and striding ahead of the Zacks...
(AKS) AK Steel Electric Furnace Damaged
West Chester, Ohio-based flat-rolled steelmaker, AK Steel Corporation (AKS) announced that its #5 electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Butler, Pennsylvania Works was damaged on July 1, 2011, when molten steel...
(AKS) AK Steel Holding Adds Surcharge
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $455 per ton for a broad range of stainless steel products it produces. This surcharge will be reflected in the invoices of electrical steel products...
(GM) Steel Stock Review & Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales.
Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat...
(AKS) AK Steel Holding To Buy Raw Material
With the gradual increase in the iron ore and coking coal prices due to increase in demand, AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) might consider obtaining raw material assets from outside. Acquiring pieces and...
(AKS) Heavy Metal Earnings Surge
No less than five steel stocks currently carry the esteemed Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) this week. And four of the five have been there for over a month.
In the list below, the first three are classified as standard producers and occupy a Zacks Industry Rank of 163,...
(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Adds Surcharge
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $435 per ton to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2011.
The surcharge is calculated based on reported prices for raw materials...
(AKS) Stock Market News for April 20, 2011 – Market News
On Tuesday, markets ended with modest gains as an earnings-driven trading day witnessed positive results and sentiments were boosted by strong results from bellwether stocks. Earnings reports of healthcare stocks helped push the markets higher aided by steel stocks. Tech majors...
(AA) Stock Market News for March 24, 2011 – Market News
Materials stocks took the markets modestly ahead over hopes of rebuilding after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan. Weak US new home sales data took the markets to session lows during the day before rebuilding hopes pumped in modest momentum. However, the day saw very...
(MT) Steel Industry Outlook – March 2011 – Industry Outlook
The global Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with projected crude...
(LNG) Stock Market News for March 14, 2011 – Market News
On Friday, markets overcame fears of any near-term slide in the wake of global issues to end higher as materials and energy helped the indices post gains. The mass destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the third largest economy of the world, Japan, failed to...
(AAPL) Company News for January 26, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported Q4 EPS of $0.93, ahead of the Zack Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 8.6% to $2.0 billion, well above the Zack Consensus Estimate of $1.970 billion
• Yahoo...
(AIG) Company News for January 12, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has downgraded Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from “overweight” to “neutral” rating because of valuation concerns, setting a target...
(AKS) Stock Market News for December 29, 2010 – Market News
After-effects from the blizzard which had hit the northeast continued as trading volumes remained thin for the second consecutive day and markets closed mixed on Tuesday. Oil prices and energy stocks, nonetheless, moved up primarily due to the blizzard.
The...
(AKS) Company News for November 9, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Chevron (NYSE:CVX) announced plans to buy Atlas Energy (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $4.3 billion, or $43.35 per share
• Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and PNC (NYSE:PNC) sold $8.3 billion of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) shares in a secondary offering priced at $163 per share, a 3.6%...
(MT) Steel Industry Outlook – November 2010 – Industry Outlook
The U.S. houses one of the world’s largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s...
(MT) Metals and Mining Review – September 2010 – Industry Outlook
Overview
The Metals & Mining Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure,...
(MT) Steel Industry Review and Outlook – Industry Outlook
The U.S. houses one of the world’s largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. If we add companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coking coal for the processing of iron...
(F) Metals & Mining Outlook & Review – May 2010 – Industry Outlook
The Metals & Mining Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of production.
Geographically,...
(AKS) AK Steel Corporation Matches Consensus Estimates
AK Steel Corp. (AKS) reported first-quarter 2010 results. The company swung to a net income of $1.9 million from a net loss of $73.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings...
(PRU) Prudential Financial to Take $100 Million in Charges
Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) is expected to post a charge of $100 million in its first quarter earnings as a result of changes made under health care reform regarding subsidies on retiree health care costs.
During...
(ATI) Healthcare Law Changes to Hike Medical Costs
The recent health care reform has caused unrest amongst the US employers, who will now have to spend more on their employees’ medical plans. The new reform has made taxable the subsidies on retiree drugs offered by the government.
Companies that provide prescription...
(MT) Steel Industry Stock Review – March 2010 – Industry Outlook
The steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. With companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coke coal for the processing of iron and steel, this industry includes metal ore exploration and...
(AKS) AK Steel Corporation Beats Earnings Expectations
Shares of AK Steel Corporation (AKS) gained more than 6% after the company reported a net income of $39.8 million or 36 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2009, in contrast to a net loss of $430.6...