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Dahlman Rose maintains a 'Buy' on Alcoa (AA); Sending a Wake-Up Call to the Industry

January 6, 2012 10:16 AM EST
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Price: $35.66 +0.54%

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Dahlman Rose maintains a 'Buy' on Alcoa (NYSE: AA) price target of $17.50.

Dahlman analyst says, "After the close, Alcoa announced its intention to permanently close or curtail 531,000 mt, or 12% of its global smelting capacity, which we believe is a step in the right direction to stabilize the aluminum price."

"We are adjusting our 4Q11 EPS estimate to $0.01 from $0.09 and our full-year EPS estimate to $0.74 from $0.84 to reflect the decline in aluminum prices and soft demand in Europe. Our adjusted estimates are exclusive of the change expected to result from Alcoa's planned capacity closures and curtailments."

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Shares of Alcoa closed at $9.36 yesterday.


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