P&F Spread Triple Bottom Breakout – LYB, MAS, MFB, NFG, NL

by Melanie Francine Santos on August 8, 2011

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) percentage change fell -1.19%, to close at $33.11 and its overall traded volume was 9.31M shares in the last trading session. LYB shares were trading within the range of $30.18-$35.15 while its opening price was $34.22. The stock has a 52 week range of $17.40 – $48.12. The market capitalization of the company stands at $18.81B and it has 568.01M outstanding shares.

LyondellBasell Industries NV is a Netherlands-based company engaged in the chemical industry. The Company products are divided into three sections: Chemicals, Fuels and Refining, and Polymers. It produces polypropylene and polypropylene compounds, propylene oxide, polyethylene, ethylene and propylene. It is also a producer of refined products, including biofuels. The products are used in such industries as packaging, electronics, automotive components, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels and sold to customers in more than 100 countries. LyondellBasell Industries NV is a successor of the former parent company, LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA, a Luxembourg-based company that is no longer part of LyondellBasell. It operates administrative offices in Houston and Rotterdam.


Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) fell -0.54%, to close at $9.18 and its overall traded volume was 11.54M shares in the last trading session. MAS opened the day at $9.39, it made an intraday low of $8.93 and an intraday high of $9.52. The stock has a 52 week range of $8.93 – $15.03. MAS’s market capitalization is $3.29B and it has 357.90M outstanding shares.Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes and installs home improvement and building products. It is manufacturer of a range of home improvement and building products, including faucets, cabinets, architectural coatings and windows, and installers of insulation for the new home construction market. It provides product offerings in a range of styles and price points and distribute products through multiple channels, including directly to homebuilders and wholesale and retail channels. During the year ended December 31, 2010, approximately 78% of its sales were generated by its North American operations. In 2010, it also decided to close a cab inet manufacturing facility that had previously been idled. In 2010, it introduced several products, including the ESSENCE SERIES wood and fiberglass window by Milgard, the RED line of staple guns and nail tackers and the ACE Salt water sanitizing system.
Maidenform Brands, Inc. (NYSE:MFB) percentage change fell -0.79%, to close at $23.97 and its overall traded volume was 390,020.00 shares in the last trading session. MFB shares were trading within the range of $22.76-$24.42 while its opening price was $24.42. The stock has a 52 week range of $22.76 – $32.19. The market capitalization of the company stands at $560.99M and it has 23.40M outstanding shares.Maidenform Brands, Inc. designs, sources and markets a range of intimate apparel products, including bras, panties and shapewear. The Company sells its products through multiple distribution channels, including department stores and national chain stores, mass merchants (including warehouse clubs), other (including specialty retailers, off-price retailers, foreign distributors and licensees), its Company-operated outlet stores and its Websites. The Company sells its products under brands,which include Maidenform, Flexees, Lilyette, Bodymates, Control It!, Inspirations, Luleh, Rendezvous, Self Expressions, Subtract, Sweet Nothings and Charmed.
National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE:NFG) percentage change fell -7.59%, to close at $58.48 and its overall traded volume was 3.28M shares in the last trading session. NFG opened at $63.92 and is trading within the range of $53.10-$65.08. The 52-week range of the stock is $42.83 – $75.98. The market capitalization of the company stands at $4.84B and it has 82.69M outstanding shares.National Fuel Gas Company is a holding company. The Company is a diversified energy company consisting of four business segments: Utility segment, Pipeline and Storage segment, and Exploration and Production segment and Energy Marketing segment. Its subsidiaries include National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Distribution Corporation), National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (Supply Corporation), Empire Pipeline, Inc. (Empire),Seneca Resources Corporation (Seneca), National Fuel Resources, Inc. (NFR), Highland Forest Resources, Inc. (Highland), Horizon Energy Development, Inc. (Horizon), Horizon LFG, Inc. (Horizon LFG), H orizon Power, Inc. (Horizon Power) and National Fuel Gas Midstream Corporation (Midstream Corporation). In September 2010, the Company sold its landfill gas operations in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Indiana.
NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NL) slid -3.45%, to close at $14.83 and its overall traded volume was 63,505.00 shares in the last trading session. NL shares were trading within the range of $14.28-$15.66 while its opening price was $15.57. The stock has a 52 week range of $7.60 – $19.90. The market capitalization of the company stands at $721.58M and it has 48.66M outstanding shares.NL Industries, Inc. (NL) is primarily a holding company. It operates in the component products industry through its majority owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc. It operates in the chemicals industry through its non-controlling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc. CompX International Inc. (CompX) and Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (Kronos). NL is majority owned by Valhi, Inc. (Valhi). As of December 31, 2009, Valhi owned approximately 83% interest in the Company. CompX is a manufacturer of security products, precision ball bearing slides and ergonomic computer support systems used in the office furniture, transportation, postal, tool storage, and a variety of other industries. Kronos is a global producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) pigments, which are used for imparting whiteness, brightness and opacity to a diverse range of customer applications and end-use markets, including coatings, plastics, paper and other industrial and consumer quality-of-life products.

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