Industrial

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout. Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by...

While external factors limit the upside for Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST), internal factors pose heightened risk over the next 12 months, according to Morgan Stanley. The Fastenal Analyst: Joshua Pokrzywinski downgraded the rating for Fastenal from Equal-Weight to Underweight, while reducing the...

General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) stock in November recorded its best-ever monthly gain ever with a 40% surge, but two trading pros think the industrial giant isn't a momentum stock worth buying at current levels. 'Very Questionable': General Electric's ...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) said Tuesday afternoon it will cease a majority interest in Baker Hughes A GE Co (NYSE: BHGE). What Happened GE's ownership stake of Baker Hughes stands at around 522 million shares, or 50.4% of the company. GE will sell up to 120.75 million...

The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Gardner Denver Holdings Inc (NYSE: GDI), a manufacturer of flow-control solutions for industrial applications, is close to finalizing a deal to merge with Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE: IR)'s industrial segment. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) management guided 2019 below the Street's estimates. What Happened GE said 2019 will be a "reset" year and the company expects to earn 50 to 60 cents per share for the full year versus the Street's expectations of 70 cents per share. Management...

Industrial mineral company U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) faces pricing pressure, frac sand oversupply and negative revisions, according to RBC Capital Markets.  The Analyst Analyst Kurt Hallead downgraded U.S. Silica Holdings from Outperform to Sector Perform and lowered...

Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE: PH), a manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems to control fluids, gas or air, disappointed Argus in its fiscal 2019 outlook which prompted the research firm to downgrade the stock. The Analyst Argus' John Eade downgraded Parker-Hannifin from...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN)'s business warrants a premium valuation, but after a strong appreciation in the stock over the past year, the valuation captures the company's strong outlook, according to Longbow. Research. The Analyst Longbow's Shawn Harrison initiated...

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosted 16 semiconductor companies as part of its Global Tech Conference in San Francisco on June 6 and 7. Key Takeaways Bank of America's Vivek Arya noted three main takeaways from the event. Demand across the auto, industrial, gaming, mobile and data...

Karl Snyder was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Karl Snyder is chief market strategist at Garden State Securities, a provider of investment management products to small businesses, corporate executive, and the...

Despite actually being down on the year, industrial stocks led the market on Monday, climbing better than 0.50 percent on the session. Year-to-date, however, the sector has lost more than one percent compared to a gain of more than six percent for the S&P 500. Normally, investors want to...