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Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Analysts Offer Insights on Materials Companies: TRONOX (TROX) and Knife River Corporation (KNF)
Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on TRONOX (TROX – Research Report) and Knife River Corporation (KNF – Research Report). Protect Your Portfolio Against Market Uncertainty Discover companies with rock-solid fundamentals in TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter. Receive undervalued stocks, resilient to market uncertainty, delivered straight to your inbox. TRONOX (TROX) BMO Capital analyst John McNulty downgraded TRONOX to Hold today and set a price target of $7.00. The company's shares closed last Tuesday at $5.31. According to McNulty is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 1.0% and a 49.2% success rate. McNulty covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Air Products and Chemicals, Sherwin-Williams Company, and DuPont de Nemours. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for TRONOX with a $10.56 average price target, representing a 98.9% upside. In a report issued on May 5, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $8.00 price target. Knife River Corporation (KNF) Bank of America Securities analyst Sherif El-Sabbahy reiterated a Buy rating on Knife River Corporation today and set a price target of $115.00. The company's shares closed last Tuesday at $91.81. According to El-Sabbahy is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 14.7% and a 58.2% success rate. El-Sabbahy covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, Bowman Consulting Group, and ESAB Corporation. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Knife River Corporation with a $114.60 average price target.
Business Insider
25-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Analysts' Opinions Are Mixed on These Materials Stocks: Kinross Gold (KGC), Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) and Dow Inc (DOW)
Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Kinross Gold (KGC – Research Report), Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW – Research Report) and Dow Inc (DOW – Research Report). Confident Investing Starts Here: Kinross Gold (KGC) In a report issued on May 7, Matt Murphy from BMO Capital maintained a Buy rating on Kinross Gold, with a price target of C$22.00. The company's shares closed last Friday at $14.71. According to Murphy is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 20.3% and a 69.1% success rate. Murphy covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Wheaton Precious Metals, First Quantum Minerals, and Pan American Silver. Kinross Gold has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $16.53, representing an 11.4% upside. In a report issued on April 23, National Bank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a C$25.00 price target. Dow Inc (DOW) Dow Inc received a Hold rating and a $29.00 price target from BMO Capital analyst John McNulty on May 7. The company's shares closed last Friday at $28.32. According to McNulty is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 1.0% and a 50.8% success rate. McNulty covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Air Products and Chemicals, Sherwin-Williams Company, and Axalta Coating Systems. Dow Inc has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $31.87, a 13.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 24, Alembic Global also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $34.00 price target.
The Journal
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Journal
Belfast train station ticket system for Dublin passengers slammed as 'partitionist' and 'nuts'
A STORMONT MLA has slammed the ticketing system for Republic-bound passengers in Belfast's new train station Grand Central, calling it 'partitionist' and 'nuts'. Currently, none of the 12 ticketing machines in the new station, which cost over £350 million to build, sell tickets for the Dublin train, or trains to any stations across the border. In the case of the Dublin train, which is jointly operated by Translink and Irish Rail, this has resulted in long queues forming at the ticket desk, which is usually operated by one to two people. The desk is located at the opposite end of the new station to the platforms. Once people get to the platforms, their tickets do not scan at the gates, meaning that they have to be scanned individually by an employee. Customers have complained that this process has led to them missing the train even when they arrive in good time. Justin McNulty, an SDLP MLA from South Armagh, told The Journal that in his view this system is 'partitionist' and 'two-tier approach to cross-border rail services'. 'Lots of people have contacted me because they've missed their trains, and their buses – it applies to bus tickets too – as a result of this baffling system,' he added. McNulty said that it isn't just a ticketing issue, but also a 'fairness' issue. 'We need to see simplified ticketing processes and unified fare structures across the island,' he added. The Minister for Infrastructure in the Stormont Executive, Liz Kimmins, has explained that as main bus and rail cross border services operate under a capacity management system the purchase of adhoc tickets from machines 'is not possible'. Advertisement 'Regarding those who have purchased their ticket from Iarnród Éireann and are travelling through from Grand Central Station, these tickets require visual inspection at the gate line due to the variety of Iarnród Éireann ticket types which cannot be validated electronically,' she said. Another issue that is causing those who regularly travel up and down the country ire is that a return from Belfast to Dublin is more expensive than a return from Dublin to Belfast. Kimmins said that this is because Translink and Irish Rail are subsidised in different ways. 'In April 2022 the Irish Government reduced fares on all types of transport by 20%. My Department has been operating in a difficult financial environment for a number of years due to underfunding and austerity by the British Government. 'Consequently, a similar discount is not available for Enterprise tickets for journeys originating in the North,' she explained. McNulty told The Journal that he believes the price disparity is causing a fairness issue. 'People in Newry are expected to pay more than double the fare for a shorter journey to Belfast than those living just a few miles over the border in Dundalk. It just doesn't add up,' he said. McNulty added that in his view there needs to be cross-border engagement to address the issue. 'If we can put men and women on the moon, then we can align the ticketing services for rail and bus connections north and south of the border. 'It's putting workers and commuters up against the clock, and creating a bad experience for tourists who come here to experience the whole island,' he said. The Department of Transport in the Republic said it has not engaged with its counterpart in the north in relation to this issue. The Journal has asked the Department for Infrastructure in the North for comment, as well as Irish Rail and Translink. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
The 42
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
'I don't believe the powers that be support the game' - McNulty on IRFU axing men's Sevens
THIS TIME LAST year, Harry McNulty was preparing for the pinnacle of his sporting life. The Ireland men's Sevens team were heading to their second Olympics, this time in front of full crowds in Paris, and McNulty was captain. It was the culmination of a long journey on the Sevens circuit. McNulty's mother signed him up for a Sevens open day in 2015 and almost a decade later, he retired as Ireland's most-capped Sevens player, stepping away last November. Six months on, the men's Sevens team finds itself on the chopping block with the IRFU yesterday announcing the programme will be discontinued, the Union stating the decision 'is part of a broader strategic effort to ensure long-term financial sustainability and focus on key initiatives outlined in the Union's strategic plan'. The move hasn't exactly been met with shock, with a feeling the writing had been on the wall for some time, but the announcement has caused anger and deep disappointment. It comes on the back of a difficult year for Ireland Sevens – with both the men's and women's team suffering relegation from the World Series as the series was cut to eight teams – and the men's side in particular dealing with a high player turnover coming out of last year's Olympics. McNulty represented Ireland at Sevens level at two Olympics. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO McNulty has frustrations around how the sport has been handled and promoted by World Rugby, but feels those issues have provided the IRFU an easy out in terms of pulling the plug. Advertisement 'I think the powers that be probably were looking for any excuse to be able to take away the men's programme,' says McNulty. I think there was a bit of an agenda. I don't believe the powers that be support the game. They seem to have this outlook on us since David Nucifora has left that it's not worth the time and effort put into it.' The former Ireland captain takes issue with how the IRFU statement highlights the finances. Last November, the IRFU'S financial reports for the 2023/24 season revealed a deficit of €18 million for the 2023/24 season, with the Union spending €4.2m on Sevens. McNulty sees that €4.2m figure as 'very much an outlier' given it was an Olympic year. For the 2022/23 season that number stood at €3.8m, and it was €2.9m in 2021/22. 'It would be the same as when the men's (15s team) went to the World Cup, the amount of money spent on that team was way, way higher than the amount they would have spent in previous years as well, so it's quite inflated and very a shocking number that can be presented to the public, when in reality, I believe it's an outlier.' As he sees it, there are other ways to save money. One top-end central contract for an Ireland Test player would go a long way to covering multiple salaries at Sevens level, many of which were set around €18,000. Then there's the money the IRFU spend on travel and food for its committee members around the Six Nations and Test tours. Another factor which has caused anger was the IRFU's claim that the men's Sevens programme 'does not contribute as a development pathway for the 15s game, with current academy structures in place within the provinces offering greater development opportunities for men's rugby'. 'I think that's nonsense,' says McNulty. 'I left the Munster Academy after two years and went back playing in UCD. I would never, ever have made it into another club. At best I might have been able to go abroad to a Division 2 or 3 somewhere in France or England. I was very lucky that I went to the (Sevens) programme in 2015. I was signed up for an open day trial when David Nucifora and Anthony Eddy arrived and from there, I'm now a two-time Olympian, I've won a bronze medal in the World Cup, I captained the side, and it's completely changed my life. 'And I didn't even go into the 15s from there, but the number of players that came into our programme from being in an academy, and being on the very peripherals of those programmes, they came into us for one or two years and went back and became starting members of those teams. That's very quickly forgotten internally within the IRFU and provincial setups when communication was taking place about how those players were playing. The majority of that development came from being with us in the programme and working on those core skills.' McNulty adds that he is happy to see the women's Sevens programme continue, but finds that in itself highlights the value in having a programme for the men. 'I think every reason why they've kept the women's program is the reason that they should have Sevens, and they're now taking away the men's version of that but then blaming that as a financial burden, which I don't understand. 'Rachael Burford, who works with International Rugby Players and the RPA and obviously played for England, a World Cup-winning rugby player, said that if this was the other way around there would be public uproar. So is it just too political if they were to not support the women's programme from an IRFU standpoint?' Primarily, he feels for the former teammates and staff he worked with who will be losing their jobs. 'For the last couple of months the lads have probably been wondering what's going on. They've had very little communication. They were actually meant to have a meeting on Monday but then this was released yesterday instead. 'How are you supposed to play and perform in the last couple of months when you had a sense that everything could be thrown away for next season, but you're also being kept in the dark and you have no idea, so you've got to try and keep playing just in case things keep going? 'It's a very difficult time for everybody involved and also all the background staff and everybody that's put everything on the line. It's just showcasing the IRFU don't care about them. 'And also, in a broader speculation, it's also showing that the IRFU don't care about Team Ireland and the Olympics and are saying that it's a waste of their time to even be a part of that journey.'
Scotsman
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Children scream in terrifying moment as waltzer car breaks off at Scottish fairground and crashes
Three children were in the waltzer car when it broke off at full speed on a fairground ride in Edinburgh. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A father has told how he saw a car on a fairground waltzer ride break off the track and crash with his children inside. Kevin McNulty's children – aged 13, 12 and seven – were in a car on the ride at the Galactic Carnival fairground in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, when the incident took place on Saturday evening. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A photo after the incident where a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed. Picture: Kevin McNulty/PA Wire | PA He said the ride was going 'full pelt' when their car separated from the carousel and crashed into one he was riding in, before sliding into a speaker. One of his children was filming at the time. A video captured their screams as the spinning car suddenly dislodges and veers off the fairground ride. Posting on Facebook, Mr McNulty said their car 'came completely off and then went flying into our car and then smashed about the place, crashing into the side off the track'. READ MORE: Teenager killed in motorcycle crash near cemetery named by Police Scotland Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He said: 'Thankfully there was a heavy large speaker that they collided with or they would have been through the whole thing and then the ending would have been a completely different story'. The three children were not seriously hurt in the malfunction. A photo after the incident where a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed. Picture: Kevin McNulty/PA Wire | PA Photos posted by Mr McNulty showed where the car appears to have broken off the waltzer ride. He said his children were 'very very lucky that they managed to get out of this still walking'. Mr McNulty said he had not heard from the fairground's operators following the incident. The fairground was open on Sunday, but the waltzer ride was closed. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Dr Scott Arthur, the MP of Edinburgh South West, wrote on X saying: 'A few people have been in touch about an incident at the funfair, and I am in the process of raising it with the council.'
