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Standpoint Research Starts Foster Wheeler (FWLT) at Buy

October 14, 2011 10:27 AM EDT
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Price: $27.52 --0%

Rating Summary:
    4 Buy, 12 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 10 | Down: 11 | New: 7
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Standpoint Research initiates coverage on Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ: FWLT) with a Buy. PT $28.00.

The firm comments, "We went into Siemens last month as the fear regarding Europe/Germany climaxed and Siemens sold of in an overreaction. The shares have bounced $18 since our recommendation and we are happy to lock that in and roll the proceeds over into FWLT. Foster Wheeler, also an Industrial name, has a market capitalization of $2.4 bln and is trading more than 40% off its 52-week high. The company, trading at 10X estimates for next year, should see double-digit growth next year in revenues and EPS. P/S is 0.5, EV/EBITDA is <6, P/CF is 11, P/FCF is 16, relative strength is 21/100 and long term debt-to-capital is 13%. Earnings purity is > 90% and ROE has been near 20% in each of the last three years. Three-quarters of FWLT revenue comes from construction and engineering."

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Shares of Foster Wheeler closed at $20.66 yesterday.


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