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  • Do High Dividend Payers Perform Better?

    By Federico Zaldua - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: MO, AAPL, BRK-A, X

    Lets examine the recent performance of dividend-paying companies relative to their non-dividend paying and dividend-cutting peers within the S&P 500. I will take the S&P 500 index members and then divided those names into four groups to analyze those
    companies that pay and raise their dividends versus those that have cut or do not pay a regular dividend.  Afterwards, I will chose my favorite pick among the four more »

  • Do You Have Nerves of Steel?

    By Callum Turcan - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: MT, BRK-B, X

    Do you have nerves of steel? Are you willing to wait out crisis after crisis in Europe, and slowdown after slowdown elsewhere? If you are, then ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) may be the stock for you. ArcelorMittal posted a net loss of $0.21 per share, missing estimates by $0.07 and falling short of the $0.01 EPS it posted a year ago.

    The stock was still up 4.5 more »

  • Steel Producers Struggling to Make a Comeback

    By Robert Ciura - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: MT, NUE, X

    Steel producers play a pivotal role in our society, as steel is a basic material used in buildings and automobiles, among other things.. Unlike other industries such as consumer staples or utilities, which are known for stable businesses, steel companies are tied to the health of the global economy -- for better or for worse. 

    Shares of the world’s biggest steel makers have not kept up with the impressive market more »

  • Looking for Opportunities in the Iron & Steel Sector

    By Damian Illia - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: AKS, NUE, STLD, X

    Trends in the steel industry have not been very promising. Steel producers have struggled with falling prices in recent quarters, reflecting heightened competition from imports and increased production. Oversupply in the industry is a result of Chinese steel production outpacing demand.

    Market players

    United States Steel (NYSE: X) recently missed analysts’ estimates by posting a first-quarter net loss of $73 million, narrower than the net loss of $219 million posted more »

  • Steel Getting Stronger in the U.S.

    By Federico Zaldua - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: AKS, NUE, X

    As I have mentioned before, I am long AK Steel (NYSE: AKS). I will stay long because I think there are enough reasons to think the steel sector in the U.S. is set to outperform the overall market going forward. The U.S. economy is already growing, and the construction and automotive sectors are set to be drivers of this growth.

    The analysts at my research company (www.lonetreeanalytics more »

  • Double Your Money With This Stock

    By Ted Cooper - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: MT, NUE, X

    Capital-intensive industries tend to offer low returns on investment and high cyclicality, and the steel industry is no exception. Even the world's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), is at the mercy of a market that it does not control.

    Although it is difficult to time investments in cyclical companies exactly right, investors who wish to get in at a good price need simply estimate a company's average more »

  • A Closer Look at the Steel Sector

    By Damian Illia - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: AKS, MT, X

    US steel stocks are a good opportunity for a long term investment. The Federal Reserve's third quantitative easing program could benefit steel producers as demand recovers specially in the construction and automotive markets. But this could take some time.

    US steel production fell 8.3% to 6.7 million metric tons in February from January 2013. Investors should follow China’s events closely as the country has a 50 more »

  • Lower Steel Prices - Is There Still a Bright Spot in the Steel Industry?

    By Zain Abbas - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: AKS, MT, STLD, X

    The market has had a mixed outlook on steel stocks recently. Where some stocks are enjoying a short-term rally in the face of recent decline in iron ore prices (iron ore is the main ingredient in steel making), others are facing double digit declines due to recent declines in steel prices. The following chart shows the year-to-date performance of five steel stocks:

    However, a recent report by Goldman Sachs suggests more »

  • Fracking Money

    By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, HON, MEOH, MRC, DOW, X

    Hydraulic fracturing and the abundance of natural gas, brings money and jobs to the United States in multiple sectors and from outside of the U.S. Several companies and tangential industries are benefiting from the abundance of natural gas, and the increase in hydraulic fracturing or "fracking."

    Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is the process of shooting water, sand and chemicals underground to break apart rock and free natural gas trapped more »

  • Fracking Money

    By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, HON, MEOH, MRC, DOW, X

    Hydraulic fracturing and the abundance of natural gas, brings money and jobs to the United States in multiple sectors and from outside of the U.S. Several companies and tangential industries are benefiting from the abundance of natural gas, and the increase in hydraulic fracturing or "fracking."

    Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is the process of shooting water, sand and chemicals underground to break apart rock and free natural gas trapped more »

  • Who Loses From Google's Driverless Car?

    By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-B, BRK-A, GOOG, X

    Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) driverless car technology is poised to save society potentially trillions of dollars. From shepherding the elderly and disabled around, to allowing people to be productive in the back seat with time they’d otherwise spend concentrating on the road in front of them, driverless cars will create tremendous returns for society. Of course, with a massively disruptive technology such as this, there are always companies that more »

  • Is the Steel Industry Finally Worth a Look?

    By Matthew Frankel - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: CLF, X, WLT

    Virtually any company involved in the steel industry has performed terribly lately.  For example, U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) is just 3.7% above its post-crisis low of $16.66 in 2009, after crashing from a high of $196 a year earlier.  Since the beginning of this year, shares have fallen more than 30% on uncertainty about global demand.  However, as I have said several times, uncertainty creates some of more »

  • X No Longer Marks The Spot

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: MT, TS, X

    At one time, U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) was the largest steel producer in the world, now it's a mere thirteenth as measured by tonnes produced. In 1901 the steel company controlled over two-thirds of total steel production, but its inability to innovate or improve efficiencies placed a strain on the company over time. The infamous "X" trading symbol no longer commands the respect it once did. 

    Even with more »

  • Fracking for Money

    By Erin McBride - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, HON, MEOH, MRC, DOW, X

    Hydraulic fracturing and the abundance of natural gas, brings money and jobs to the United States in multiple sectors and from outside of the U.S.

    The abundance of natural gas is bringing companies into the U.S. Canadian company Methanex Corp. (NASDAQ: MEOH) will move a methanol plant from Chile to Louisiana, in order to take advantage of the low cost of natural gas in the U.S. Methanex more »

  • Is The Steel Industry Finally Worth A Look?

    By Matthew Frankel - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: CLF, X, WLT

    Virtually any company involved in the steel industry has performed terribly lately.  For example, U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) is just 3.7% above its post-crisis low of $16.66 in 2009, after crashing from a high of $196 a year earlier.  Since the beginning of this year, shares have fallen more than 30% on uncertainty about global demand.  However, as I have said several times, uncertainty creates some of more »

  • Who Loses From Google's Driverless Car?

    By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-B, BRK-A, GOOG, X

    Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) driverless car technology is poised to save society potentially trillions of dollars as I have discussed in the past. From shepherding the elderly and disabled around, to allowing people to be more productive in the back seat with time they’d otherwise spend concentrating on the road in front of them.

    Of course, with a massively disruptive technology such as this, there are always companies that more »

  • Hunting for a Value Play

    By Piyush Arora - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: MT, BHP, RIO, SLT, X

    India is the third largest exporter of iron ore around the world, and any disruption in its supply affects the international iron ore prices. But due to the political mess in the country, the Supreme Court of India imposed a ban on the operations of over 200 mines in Goa last year. This was followed by bans in Karnataka and Orissa, which altogether account to more than 90% of India more »

  • Is Cliffs Natural Resources a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: ANR, CLF, CNX, BTU, X

    Iron ore and metallurgical coal company Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) has been pounded by weak demand for steel in the last year (metallurgical coal is used to produce steel, as opposed to thermal coal, which is a fuel for electric utilities). The stock is down 70% in the last year in what has been a more or less steady decline, while the S&P 500 index is up. A more »

  • Could This IPO Be a Buyout Target?

    By Mike Thiessen - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: MT, SXCP, X

    Since its much-heralded IPO in mid-January of 2013, Lisle, Illinois-based Suncoke Energy Partners (NYSE: SXCP) has steadily risen in value, and now trades at more than $20 per share. This represents a premium to its $19-per-share offer price.

    Suncoke is supported by strong company-specific fundamentals. However, the American steel-makers that serve as its principal consumer base face long-term secular challenges due to uncertain demand for structural steel, and relentless price more »

  • Strange Deal to Go Private

    By Mike Thiessen - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: TS, X

    WSP Holdings (NYSE: WH) announced a transaction on Feb. 21, that will take the company private. The WSP OCTG Group will acquire shares of the ADR at $3.20 per share in a somewhat complicated deal. In total, the transaction is valued at $893.6 million which includes the assumption of WSP’s debt obligations. WSP Holdings is a Chinese manufacturer of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) used by the more »

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