Why Need to Watch : Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG), Ultratech (NASDAQ:UTEK), ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT)

Research analysts at Credit Suisse boosted their price target on shares of Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) from $55.00 to $60.00 in a report released on Friday.  Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.20% and weekly performance is -0.24%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.73. Valero Energy Corporation…

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Basic Material Active Movers: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 0.70% in last session and finished the day at $17.19. Traded volume was 12.03million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 20.51million shares. The beta…

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Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) Community Advisory Panel has increased contributions to its grant program. This year, Dow upped the program funding to $30,000, doubling its previous total. In 2013, six winners were awarded funding. The yearly competitive grant, which began in 2006, helps fund “sustainable community service projects” in East County. Each award ranges…

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Active Watch List – Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) , Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) , Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, rose to the highest in more than seven months after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended the stock as its top energy pick in Latin America. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was -0.25% in last session and finished the day at $15.84. Traded…

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