Owens-Illinois

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J.P. Morgan, which initiated coverage of Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI), is providing some color on the stock. “Owens-Illinois' 2Q11 pre-announcement highlights a very tough story for the company over the past two years,” J.P. Morgan writes. “While the stock appears to have low expectations and to be...

JP Morgan has initiated coverage on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) with a Neutral rating and $32 price target.

Jefferies is providing a few comments on Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), which just acquired a minority interest in Brazilian Ops. “With Brazil being one of the most profitable and fastest growing markets in glass, we believe it makes strategic sense that OI is acquiring the minority interest in...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "As usual, there's quite a bit of put and takes, but we believe the positives (demand recovery + better pricing outlook) outweigh the negatives (inflation). While higher...

Deutsche Bank has published its research report on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) following disappointing figures in October. Deutsche Bank writes, "October shipments were weak. According to data just released by the Glass Packaging Institute, October domestic glass shipments were down 1.1% m/m and down...

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) reported 3Q2010 EPS of $0.90 (ex. items), “ahead of our and consensus forecasts of $0.84 and $0.87, respectively,” Goldman Sachs reports. “The upside to our forecasts was driven by stronger operating margins, as revenues were 3.3% below our estimates,” Goldman Sachs...

Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) following the company's 3Q earnings results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Reported GAAP EPS of $0.84, pointing to underlying $0.90. DB at $0.85, Consensus at $0.86. 09Q3 was $0.95. Good news: volume growth in high-...

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) has announced a $603M acquisition of Companhia Industrial de Vidros, a glass producer in Brazil, an all cash deal that closed today, Deutsche Bank reports. According to Deutsche Bank, OI is focusing on its strategy to grow in Latin America and Asia, with this deal...

Standard & Poor's announced on Wednesday that the credit rating agency was raising its corporate credit rating of Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) from BB to BB+. S&P credit analyst Cynthia Werneth said that Standard & Poor's raised Owens-Illinois's credit rating because she expected a...