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Given sluggish steel demand in China, the mining equipment sector won't dig itself out for at least a couple of years, an analyst said Tuesday. Longbow's Eli Lustgarten cut his 2016 earnings estimates on mining equipment makers Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY...

Panera Bread Co's (NASDAQ: PNRA) profit recovery may require several years, assuming that its store revamp plans succeed, an analyst said Friday. The bakery-cafe operator changed hands recently at $163.30, down $0.69. Longbow's Alton Stump said high spending will continue through 2016...

Over the past couple of weeks, a few rumors regarding Samsung Electronics Co’s (OTCMKTS: SSNLF) M&A activity have surfaced. On January 14, Reuters reported the company was offering $13.35-$15.49 per share for BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY).  On late January 21, Canada's...

Analysts at Longbow Research on Wednesday initiated coverage on 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) with an Underperform rating. Analyst Joe Wittine set a $25.00 price target, implying a significant downside from current stock prices. He argued that the company faces execution problems and...

Longbow initiated coverage on 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) Wednesday with an Underperform rating and $25 price target. Analyst Joe Wittine’s price target is the lowest of all analysts tracked by Bloomberg and the stock is currently trading below the average analyst price target of $...

GameStop (NYSE: GME) reported a beat on it first quarter 2014 EPS driven primarily by better than expected margins. Additionally, the company benefited from a lower than expected tax rate for the quarter and reiterated its previous full year guidance. Looking forward, company CEO Paul Raines...

In a report issued Monday, Longbow upgraded Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) to a Buy rating with a target price of $42. Analyst Neil Frohnapple sees that accelerating revenue growth and improving gross margin should continue to drive shares of Beacon higher, while current levels offer a "...

Wall Street analysts are sharing their views on Starbuck's (NYSE: SBUX) second quarter results. Deutsche Bank analyst Jason West believes the stock is “likely to respond favorably to these results,” given the “broader backdrop of weather-driven misses and SBUX's share price underperformance YTD...

Longbow raised its rating on Chemtura (NYSE: CHMT) from Neutral to Buy with a $26 price target. Longbow commented, "We are upgrading our investment rating of CHMT to BUY from NEUTRAL with a 12-month target price of $26 on greater confidence in management's ability to outperform expectations in...

Longbow has initiated coverage on salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) with a Neutral rating.

The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is almost here, and there's no escaping the brouhaha. It seems like everyone is trying to make a buck off the royal nuptials. With that in mind, here are three "royal" stocks that may be worth a look now. Royal Dutch Shell Perhaps the biggest...

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq: HANS) are currently down 4.3% at $50.67 per share during Wednesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Hansen Natural Corporation has been between $50.64 and $52.11 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the...

Longbow is downgrading shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) from Neutral to Sell.

Longbow is upgrading shares of Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) from Neutral to Buy.