Paul Massoud

Ronnie Moas at Standpoint Research upgraded Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) from Hold to Buy Friday and set an $18 price target. Moas’ price target was for a 2016-2017 time frame with the expectation of a 30 percent upside versus a 15 percent downside risk. Moas noted that Century Aluminum Co (...

Shares of Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) were down about 4 percent on Thursday, after the company missed revenue estimates when reporting financial results on Wednesday. To better reflect the impact of lower premiums, Stifel analysts Paul Massoud and Anthony Shen adjusted their second quarter estimates and...

Stifel previewed earnings for Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE: POT), which will report on January 29 before the market open. Analyst Paul Massoud expected Q4 earnings to come in a $0.47 versus the consensus of $0.46. Massoud maintained the “outlook that 1Q14 was the low point for...

Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) reported its fourth quarter results on Monday after market close. The company earned $0.33 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 per share while revenue of $6.40 billion topped expectations of $5.99 billion. In a note on Tuesday, Paul Massoud of Stifel...

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) will report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 7, before market open. Paul Massoud of Stifel commented on the company's upcoming results in a note to clients on Wednesday. “We believe Monsanto will continue to drive higher seed pricing in 2015 through mix-...

In a report published Thursday, Stifel analyst Paul Massoud reiterated a Buy rating on Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA), and raised the price target from $17.00 to $20.00. In the report, Stifel noted, “We are raising our 3Q14 EPS estimate from $0.20 to $0.24 (vs. the Street consensus of $0.20), reflecting...

Analysts at Stifel upgraded shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) to Buy from Hold and established a price target of $135 Thursday. Paul Massoud cited “seasonal trends, favorable valuation, and overdone negative sentiment imply upside for MON shares.” Key points include:...

Earlier Thursday morning, Stifel analyst Paul Massoud downgraded shares of Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) from Buy to Hold and set a price target of $37. Massoud began by acknowledging that the recent Memorandum of Understanding between Freeport and the Indonesian government is a step in the...

On Thursday morning, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced that it will acquire Firth Rixson, a global leader in the production of aerospace jet engine components. Following the announcement, Stifel analyst, Paul Massoud issued a research note which provided some color on the deal. Massoud noted that the $2....

In a report published Friday, Stifel analyst Paul Massoud initiated coverage on The Andersons (NASDAQ: ANDE) at Hold. According to the report, while it is believed that ANDE is entering into a favorable operating environment in 2014, much of the upside is already valued in the stock (up 107.9% in...

In a report published Tuesday, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Paul Massoud initiated coverage on Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM) with a Hold rating. According to the report, “We believe ADM is entering a more favorable operating environment in 2014, though in our opinion, the upside is already...

In a report published Monday, Stifel analyst Paul Massoud reiterated a Buy rating on Marrone Bio Innovations (NASDAQ: MBII), and raised the price target from $17.00 to $19.00. In the report, Stifel noted, “MBI reported 3Q13 revenue of $1.3 million and additional deferred revenues of $770,000 in...

In a report published Tuesday, Stifel analyst Paul Massoud initiated coverage on Marrone Bio Innovations (NASDAQ: MBII) with a Buy rating and $17.00 price target. In the report, Stifel noted, “MBI has developed an efficient sourcing process for microorganisms and plant extracts, an extensive...

In a report published Monday, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Paul Massoud downgraded Agrium (NYSE: AGU) from Buy to Hold, and removed the $99.00 price target. In the report, Stifel Nicolaus noted, “We are lowering our rating on AGU shares from Buy to Hold. In addition to lower potash prices, we...