Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NYSE: NWL) held it analyst day with the investment community on Tuesday. Yesterday, Newell was getting upgraded across the board.We began blogging about the merits of Newell's turnaround back in April when the stock was trading at $26, today the stock is around $31, up 19%. Merrill, Smith Barney and Oppenheimer have raised its price targets to $34-to-$35 price range.
In my opinion, the analysts' price targets are too low. Estimates are for Newell to earn $1.95 per share, but Newell will most likely earn over $2.00. Also, as the company exceeds earnings expectations, the P/E investors are willing to pay will go from 18x to 20x. I see Newell's stock price approaching $40 by the end of 2007.
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4-12-2007 @ 11:56AM
G H Wright said...
I see Newell making a strong comeback. Their corp. mix with a slant to home owners, particularly general targets a growing market and especially to the "do it yourself" population. In addition, with the company's strong financial shape & relatively low PE, NWL is a quite possibly a good purchase/takeover candidate.