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News Breaks | | | | September 21, 2012 | | 10:10 EDT |  | KS, IP, PKG, RKT | Containerboard makers surge as analyst sees price increase sticking
Containerboard makers are rallying after Deutsche Bank analyst Mark Wilde earlier today upgraded the stocks covered in the sector to Buy from Hold. Wilde expects the publication Pulp and Paper Week to report that September prices have increased about $40 per ton. After speaking with several privately owned companies in the sector, the analyst sees a much greater chance that a recent containerboard price increase will be maintained. Wilde, who also noted that the sector's inventories dropped to their lowest August level in decades last month, now sees a 75%-80% that the price increase will be maintained, up from his previous 50% estimate. The analyst's upbeat outlook for the sector marks a reversal from a forecast he made earlier this month, when he downgraded all four of the sector's stocks and warned that the containerboard price hike investors were expecting to occur in the Fall may not materialize. The analyst admitted today that he's "eating a bit of crow." In today's note, Wilde upgraded the following containerboard makers to Buy from Hold: International Paper (IP), Rock-Tenn (RKT), Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) and KapStone Paper (KS). In early morning trading, KapStone surged 8.32% to $20.95, International Paper gained 3.20% to $35.81, Rock-Tenn advanced 2.39% to $68.97 and Packaging Corp. of America rose 2.85% to $33.98. | |
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| May 17, 2013 | | 07:33 EDT |  | IP, RKT | Paper & Packaging names likely to return cash to holders, says Jefferies
Jefferies expects names in the Paper & Packaging space to start returning cash to shareholders at a greater rate due to strong balance sheets and record free cash flow. The firm names International Paper (IP), RockTenn (RKT) and Owens-Illinois (OI) as best positioned to see higher share prices from more aggressive cash returns to shareholders. Jefferies says Crown Holdings (CCK), Graphic Packaging (GPK) and Owens-Illinois are likely to issue dividends. | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:26 EDT | | IP | Third Point gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Virgin Media (VMED), Tiffany (TIF), B/E Aerospace (BEAV), Anadarko (APC), and Thermo Fisher (TMO). INCREASED STAKES: International Paper (IP), Abbvie (ABBV), TransDigm (TDG), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Dollar General (DG). DECREASED STAKES: Delphi (DLPH), Murphy Oil (MUR), AIG (AIG), LyondellBasell (LYB), and Liberty Global (LBTYA). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Tesoro (TSO), Morgan Stanley (MS), Symantec (SYMC), Herbalife (HLF), and Illumina (ILMN). | | | 17:03 EDT | | PKG | Packaging Corp. raises annual dividend 28% to $1.60 per share from $1.25 per share
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 13:15 EDT | | IP | International Paper price target raised to $53 from $48 at Argus
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 7, 2013 | | 16:48 EDT | | KS | KapStone sees April domestic price increase fully implemented late in Q2
Subscribe for More Information | | | 16:46 EDT |  | KS | KapStone reports Q1 adjusted EPS 42c, consensus 42c
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