The Dow Chemical Company(NYSE:DOW) reported Q4 profit nearly doubled and revenue rose in all market segments and geographies, led by emerging markets. It also announced an expanded share-buyback program to $4.5 bil in ’14, up from $1.5 bil, after being pressured by Daniel Loeb, manager of hedge fund Third Point. EPS rose 97% to 65 cents, trouncing Wall Street views for 43 cents. Revenue advanced 3.4% to $14.39 bil, vs. forecasts for $14.13 bil. Dow also hiked its quarterly dividend 15% to 37 cents. Shares rose 3.9% to 44.73. The Dow Chemical Company(NYSE:DOW) stock opened today at $45.24 and is currently trading at $45.11. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -2.08%.
Cereplast Inc (OTCMKTS:CERP) is engaged in developing and commercializing bio-based resins through two product families: Cereplast Compostables Resins, which are compostable, renewable, ecologically sound substitutes for petroleum-based plastics, and Cereplast Sustainables resins (including the Cereplast Hybrid Resins product line), which replaces up to 90% of the petroleum-based content of traditional plastics with materials from renewable resources. Cereplast Inc (OTCMKTS:CERP) stock trading at $0.0050, in current trading session, by gaining 11.11%. The 52 week range of $0.00 – $0.07. Company’s market capitalization is $4.97 billion.
TheStreet Ratings rates E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) as a buy. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) stock is open at $61.02 and currently trading at $61.06. The EPS of the stock is 3.04. TheStreet Ratings rates E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD)’s market capitalization is $56.61 billion.
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) average analyst rating is $4.34. Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) stock opened the session at $1.36, and now is at $1.42. The 52 week range of the GEVO stock remained $1.12 – $2.75 and the day range was $1.36 – $1.43.