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After Golden Cross, Sherwin-Williams (SHW)'s Technical Outlook is Bright

After reaching an important support level, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. SHW recently experienced a "golden cross" event, which saw its 50-day simple moving average breaking out above its 200-day simple moving average. A golden …

From Membranes to Resins, DuPont's Lithium Portfolio Spans Technologies

DuPont's Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) team has been honored as a 2026 "Sustainability Squad" by the Business Intelligence Group for their work in developing and commercializing a comprehensive DLE portfolio. This portfolio, launched in July 2026, includes over 20 products such as lithium-selective sorbents, …

DuPont Direct Lithium Extraction Team Named 2026 Sustainability Squad by Business Intelligence Group

DuPont's Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) team has been honored with the "Sustainability Squad" award by the Business Intelligence Group's 2026 Sustainability Awards. This recognition

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) Stock Forecasts

Argus has lowered its target price for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) to $130.00. CF Industries is a major producer and distributor of nitrogen fertilizers, with primary manufacturing operations in North America. The current stock price for CF is $117.79, as of the report …

Avient (AVNT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Investor Relations - Patrick Davis Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - Dr. Ashish Khandpur Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Joe Di Salvo Full Conference Call …

Q1 EPS Estimate for RPM International Lifted by Analyst

Zacks Research has increased its Q1 2027 EPS estimate for RPM International to $1.96, up from $1.93, while forecasting full-year 2027 and 2028 EPS of $5.99 and $6.72, respectively. This adjustment follows RPM International's latest quarter, where EPS of $1.89 surpassed the $1.83 consensus …

Perimeter Solutions (PRM) Stock Price Sinks As Contract Friction Cools Growth

Perimeter Solutions (PRM) stock fell 17.8% after its latest earnings report, despite increases in adjusted EBITDA and net sales year-over-year. The market is reassessing the company's valuation due to execution risks, contract timing sensitivity, and a temporary pause in DLA foam deliveries impacting near-term …

US' H.B. Fuller gets $1.1–1.2 bn offer for building adhesives unit

H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL) has received an unsolicited cash offer of $1.1–1.2 billion from Ancora Holdings Group for its Building Adhesives Solutions (BAS) business. This marks Ancora's first formal offer, and H.B. Fuller's board will evaluate the proposal with financial and legal advisers as …

Chemours (NYSE:CC) Cut to "Strong Sell" at Zacks Research

Zacks Research has downgraded Chemours (NYSE:CC) from a "strong-buy" to a "strong sell" rating. This downgrade follows Chemours' recent quarterly earnings report where the company missed analyst estimates for both EPS and revenue. Despite the downgrade, other analysts maintain a "Hold" rating with a …

Oak Thistle LLC Takes Position in Eastman Chemical Company $EMN

Oak Thistle LLC has acquired a new stake in Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), purchasing 14,779 shares valued at approximately $990,000 during the second quarter. Other institutional investors also adjusted their positions, contributing to institutional ownership of 83.65% of EMN stock. Eastman Chemical reported strong …

Ancora Makes $1.2B Offer for H.B. Fuller's Building Adhesives

Activist investor Ancora Holdings Group has publicly offered to acquire H.B. Fuller's Building Adhesive Solutions unit for $1.1B-$1.2B in cash. This comes after Ancora's previous attempts to block H.B. Fuller's acquisition of Advanced Medical Solutions Group and is aimed at pressuring H.B. Fuller to …

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Reduces Holdings in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC significantly reduced its stake in Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:APD) by 52.1% in the second quarter, selling 89,779 shares and retaining 82,672 shares valued at $24.2 million. Despite this reduction, institutional investors collectively own 81.66% of APD, and …

President of Global Industrial Of Sherwin-Williams Sold 37% Of Their Shares

Karl Jorgenrud, President of Global Industrial at The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW), recently sold US$2.9 million worth of company stock, reducing his holding by 37%. While this is the largest insider sale in the past year, it occurred at a price close to the current …

After Earnings, Is Albemarle Stock a Buy, a Sell, or Fairly Valued?

Albemarle reported strong Q2 results driven by higher lithium prices, leading to a 150% year-over-year profit growth. Morningstar maintains a $200 fair value estimate, rating the stock as moderately undervalued with a narrow economic moat due to its cost advantage in lithium and bromine …

Can Calumet (CLMT) Turn Surging Revenue Into a Sustainable Path Out of Persistent Losses?

Gateway Investment Advisers LLC Invests $3.66 Million in Eastman Chemical Company $EMN

Gateway Investment Advisers LLC has acquired a new position in Eastman Chemical Company, purchasing 54,589 shares valued at approximately $3.66 million. Eastman Chemical exceeded Q2 earnings expectations with $1.97 EPS and $2.51 billion in revenue, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.84. Institutional investors …

Clark & Stuart Inc Lowers Stock Position in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

Clark & Stuart Inc significantly reduced its stake in Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD) by 61% in the second quarter, selling 8,160 shares and retaining 5,218 shares valued at $1.53 million. Despite this reduction, institutional investors collectively own 81.66% of APD. The company …

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Acquires New Holdings in Westlake Corporation $WLK

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. has acquired a new stake of 55,289 shares in Westlake Corporation, valued at approximately $4.036 million, during the second quarter. Other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings in WLK, with some increasing and others acquiring new positions. This comes as …

Ancora proposes acquisition of HB Fuller’s construction adhesives business

US investment fund Ancora has submitted a proposal to acquire HB Fuller’s construction adhesives business for up to EUR 1.1 billion. Ancora believes this acquisition would allow HB Fuller to refocus on its core specialty adhesives and industrial applications, while enabling the construction adhesives …

Sherwin-Williams ends paint manufacturing in Jamaica and shifts to distribution model

Sherwin-Williams has ceased paint manufacturing at its White Marl facility in St. Catherine, Jamaica, transitioning to a distribution-only model. Products previously made on-site will now be imported, though the company expects no disruption to supply and will continue to employ approximately 180 people in …

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 281,833 Shares of Alto Ingredients, Inc. $ALTO

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP significantly increased its stake in Alto Ingredients, Inc. by 74.7% in the first quarter, purchasing an additional 281,833 shares to own a total of 659,268 shares valued at $3.19 million. This increase in institutional ownership comes as Alto Ingredients reported …

Asset turnover of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Shs Cert Deposito Arg Repr 1/5 Sh – BCBA:DD.CI

The article provides a financial data point for DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (BCBA:DD.CI), specifically its asset turnover. It appears to be a stub or a data point from a financial platform like TradingView, indicating the value and change of this metric over a period.

Alto Ingredients director Gilbert Nathan buys $207,500 stock

Gilbert E. Nathan, a director at Alto Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO), purchased 50,000 shares of the company's common stock for $207,500 on August 11, 2026, at a weighted average price of $4.15 per share. This insider buying comes as the stock trades at $4.06, down …

Element Solutions (ESI) Buyback Completion Puts Its Valuation Story Back In Focus

Element Solutions (ESI) has completed its multi-year share repurchase program, retiring 63.7 million shares for $817.8 million since 2018. While the stock has seen recent pullbacks, year-to-date returns remain strong, prompting investors to re-evaluate its valuation. The article explores two valuation narratives: one suggesting …

Koppers’ Stock Rally Is Powered By Cash Flow, Not Growth

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) has seen a significant stock rally driven by strong cash generation, margin improvements from cost reductions, and strategic operational actions, rather than robust revenue growth. Despite a 46% one-year price appreciation, the industrial chemicals firm faces challenges including high …

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Adds Stage 3 Customers, Is The Upside Already Priced In?

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) has expanded its Stage 3 customer programs to five, including a Fortune Global 500 client, and is making progress in manufacturing scale-up. The stock has seen significant gains, up 118.9% year-to-date. While a popular narrative suggests the stock is 89.2% undervalued …

Why Quaker Chemical (KWR) Is Getting Attention Today

Quaker Chemical (KWR) is gaining attention due to strong Q2 2026 results, showing increased sales and a return to profit, alongside positive analyst commentary. Despite a 14.12% 30-day share price return and 21.53% year-to-date, its 5-year performance is down 25.62%, indicating a recent recovery. …

See Which Recent 13F Filers Hold APD But Hartree Partners and Segall Bryant & Hamill Exited

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 91 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2026 reporting period, and noticed that Air Products & Chemicals Inc (Symbol: APD) was held by 31 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to …

DuPont De Nemours (DD) Wins Major Australian Water Facility Upgrade Contract

Insider Selling: Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Insider Sells $375,000.00 in Stock

Koppers Holdings Inc. insider James Sullivan sold 7,500 shares of company stock for $375,000, reducing his stake by 8.3%. This sale occurred after Koppers exceeded second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations and issued positive fiscal 2026 EPS guidance. Despite the insider selling, analysts maintain a …

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) Insider Patricia Olsem Sells 300 Shares

Patricia Olsem, an insider at WD-40, sold 300 shares of the company's stock for over $70,000, reducing her stake by nearly 6%. This sale follows WD-40's strong quarterly performance, which surpassed analyst expectations for both EPS and revenue, with revenue growing 24.3% year-over-year. The …

H.B. Fuller confirms $1.1B-$1.2B proposal for building adhesives unit (FUL:NYSE)

H.B. Fuller (FUL) announced it has received an unsolicited proposal from Ancora Holdings to acquire its building adhesives solutions business for $1.1B-$1.2B in cash. This confirms an earlier report, though the company noted Ancora had only previously expressed "a passing verbal interest" in such …

Wd-40 division president sells $70,119 in company stock

Patricia Q. Olsem, Division President, Americas at WD-40 Co. (NASDAQ:WDFC), sold 300 shares of company stock worth $70,119 on August 10, 2026. This transaction leaves Ms. Olsem with 4,774 directly held shares and an additional 2,914 shares held indirectly. The sale comes after WD-40 …

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) director adds 50,000 shares in open-market buy

Nathan E. Gilbert, a director at Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO), purchased 50,000 shares of common stock on August 11, 2026. The shares were acquired in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $4.15 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 856,393 shares. …

H.B. Fuller Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal for Building Adhesive Solutions Segment

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) has confirmed receiving an unsolicited proposal from Ancora Holdings Group to acquire its Building Adhesives Solutions (BAS) business for $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion in cash. Although Ancora previously expressed verbal interest, this is the first formal offer. H.B. …

WD 40 CO (WDFC) Division President Olsem sells 300 shares, holds 7,688

Patricia Q. Olsem, Division President, Americas of WD 40 CO (WDFC), reported selling 300 shares of Common Stock on August 10, 2026, at $233.73 per share. Following this transaction, Olsem directly holds 4,774 shares and indirectly holds 2,914 shares through a family trust. The …