Rock-Tenn Company
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Rock-Tenn Company, with five of six rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts don't like Rock-Tenn Company as much as competitor Packaging Corp of America overall. Analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $1.33 billion in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 72.3% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1.20 per share. Estimates range from $1.08 to $1.49.
What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly behind the stock, with 96.3% granting it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All Stars, with 94.8% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools have embraced Rock-Tenn Company, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 52 posts in the past 30 days. Rock-Tenn Company has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Rock-Tenn Company's income has fallen year over year by an average of 2.6%. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 21.0% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 22.8% |
Operating Margin | 9.0% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.8% |
Net Margin | 4.7% | 6.6% | 11.3% | 5.8% |
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