DOW · Capital · Negative Citi downgraded Dow to Neutral from Buy and cut its price target to $30 from $35 and 2027 EPS estimate to $1.21 from $1.83.
LYB · Capital · Negative Citi downgraded LyondellBasell to Neutral from Buy and cut its price target to $63 from $72 and 2027 EPS estimate to $5.79 from $7.20.
CE · Capital · Negative Citi trimmed its Celanese price target to $58 from $60 while keeping a Buy rating.
EMN · Capital · Negative Citi cut its Eastman Chemical price target to $76 from $81 while keeping a Buy rating.
HUN · Capital · Negative Citi maintained a Neutral/High Risk rating on Huntsman and cut its price target to $9 from $11.
OLN · Capital · Negative Citi maintained Neutral/High Risk on Olin and cut its price target to $17 from $19 amid weak chemical demand.
HUN · Capital · Positive HSR antitrust waiting period expired and shareholders approved the merger of equals, advancing a key closing condition for Huntsman.
OLN · Capital · Positive HSR antitrust waiting period expired and shareholders approved the merger of equals, advancing a key closing condition for Olin.
FSEA · Capital · Positive Acquired for $17.25 per share in cash, a premium to market.
HUN · Capital · Positive Being acquired by Olin, shareholders receive 0.5476 Olin shares per share.
OLN · Capital · Positive Merging with Huntsman, shareholders will own 54.5% of combined company.
Planet 13 Holdings Inc. · Capital · Positive Being acquired by Vireo, shareholders receive 0.015383618 Vireo shares per share.
Vireo Growth Inc. · Capital · Positive Acquiring Planet 13 in a stock-for-stock merger.
Cambridge Financial Group, Inc. · Capital · Positive Acquiring First Seacoast Bancorp for $17.25 per share in cash is a positive M&A deal for Cambridge Financial Group.
600309.CG · Pricing · Positive Wanhua Chemical raised MDI and TDI prices in Southeast Asia by $200/tonne, and is the leading global producer.
BAS.XETRA · Pricing · Positive BASF raised TDI prices in Shanghai by 1,000 yuan/tonne to 19,000 yuan/tonne, and is a major global producer.
HUN · Pricing · Positive Huntsman raised MDI prices in Europe, Africa, Middle East, India, and subcontinent, and Shanghai Huntsman's August MDI list price rose.
300848.CS · Pricing · Positive Miracll Chemicals, a downstream TPU leader, raised product prices simultaneously, benefiting from the industry-wide price hikes.
HUN · Capital · Negative Investigation into potential violations in Huntsman's sale to Olin may reduce deal value or impose additional costs.
OLN · Capital · Negative Investigation into Olin's merger with Huntsman may lead to increased consideration or other relief, potentially diluting Olin shareholders.
PULM · Capital · Negative Investigation into Pulmatrix's merger with Eos SENOLYTIX may seek increased consideration or additional disclosures, negatively impacting deal terms.
SLP · Capital · Negative Investigation into Simulations Plus's sale to Altaris for $18.50 per share may seek higher price or additional relief, creating uncertainty.
BCE · Capital · Negative BCE cut dividend by >50% over two years, guides for 5-11% decline in 2026 adjusted EPS, and funds $1.7B data center build with debt, indicating financial strain.
DOW · Capital · Negative Dow halved dividend in mid-2025, but 2025 FCF was -$1.447B vs $1.49B in dividends, and EPS negative in 4 of last 5 quarters, showing payout unsustainability.
HUN · Capital · Negative Huntsman cut dividend ~65% in late 2025, yet continues negative earnings and burned $53M operating cash flow in Q1 2026, indicating ongoing financial weakness.
NAT · Capital · Negative Nordic American Tankers' dividend swung 450% in 18 months, but trailing EPS of $0.27 falls short of $0.62 payout, and capex dwarfed operating cash flow in 2025.
NWL · Capital · Negative Newell Brands cut dividend ~70% in early 2023, but has three straight years of net losses and operating cash flow dropped from $930M to -$233M in Q1 2026.
3401.JP · Demand · Positive Teijin is a key player in the flame retardant textile market, benefiting from demand in protective clothing and transport textiles.
3402.JP · Demand · Positive Toray Industries is a key player in the expanding flame retardant textile market, with growth in synthetic fibers and aerospace.
DD · Demand · Positive Market growth in flame retardant textiles, where DuPont is a key player, driven by safety regulations and end-use demand.
HUN · Demand · Positive Huntsman is a key player in the growing flame retardant textile market, benefiting from demand in protective clothing and transport.
APGE · Capital · Neutral Investigation into fairness of Apogee's sale to AbbVie may lead to increased consideration or deal changes.
AVNS · Capital · Neutral Investigation into fairness of Avanos Medical's sale to American Industrial Partners may lead to increased consideration or deal changes.
HUN · Capital · Neutral Investigation into fairness of Huntsman's sale to Olin Corporation may lead to increased consideration or deal changes.
LPRO · Capital · Neutral Investigation into fairness of Open Lending's sale to ANV Group Holdings may lead to increased consideration or deal changes.
AVNS · Capital · Neutral Avanos Medical is being acquired for $25.00 per share in cash; the investigation is standard procedure and does not indicate a problem with the deal.
CCRN · Capital · Neutral Cross Country Healthcare is being acquired for $13.25 per share in cash; the investigation is standard procedure and does not indicate a problem with the deal.
HUN · Capital · Neutral Huntsman Corporation is being acquired by Olin Corporation in a stock-for-stock merger; the investigation is standard procedure and does not indicate a problem with the deal.
LPRO · Capital · Neutral Open Lending Corporation is being acquired for $3.15 per share in cash; the investigation is standard procedure and does not indicate a problem with the deal.
American Industrial Partners · Capital · Positive American Industrial Partners is acquiring Avanos Medical for $25.00 per share in cash, a positive deal for the buyer if the acquisition is accretive.
ANV Group Holdings Ltd. · Capital · Positive ANV Group Holdings Ltd. is acquiring Open Lending Corporation for $3.15 per share in cash, a positive deal for the buyer if the acquisition is accretive.