Stephen Atkinson

Dundee analyst Stephen Atkinson initiated a Sell rating on Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) with a $13 price target amid a conservative outlook on U.S. housing demand. In addition to his conservative outlook on U.S. housing demand, Atkinson says the OSB industry is in the midst of a price war,...

In a report published Monday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson downgraded KapStone Paper & Packaging (NYSE: KS) from an Outperform rating to a Market-perform rating despite raising the price target from $56.00 to $58.00. In the report, BMO Capital Markets says "We are lowering our...

In a report published Thursday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson reiterated an Outperform rating on KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE: KS), and raised the price target from $52.00 to $56.00. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “Q3/13 EPS were $1.05 compared to the First...

In a report published Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson downgraded Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE: PKG) from Outperform to Market Perform, but raised the price target from $50.00 to $55.00. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “Company EPS guidance for Q3/13 is $0....

In a report published Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson reiterated an Outperform rating and $90.00 price target on Domtar Corp. (NYSE: UFS). In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “AHP has annual sales of $320 million and EBITDA of $31 million. Domtar estimates synergies...

In a report published Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson reiterated an Outperform rating on Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT), and raised the price target from $115.00 to $120.00. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “We are lowering our Fiscal Q3/13 EPS estimate by $0.08 to...

In a report published Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson reiterated an Outperform rating on KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE: KS), and raised the price target from $46.00 to $50.00. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “We are lowering our 2013 and 2014 EPS...

In a report published Friday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson upgraded Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) from Market Perform to Outperform, and reiterated the $33.00 price target. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “In conjunction with its $2.65 billion acquisition of the Longview...

In a report published Thursday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Stephen Atkinson upgraded the rating on Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) from Market Perform to Outperform, and reiterated the $33.00 price target. In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “In conjunction with its $2.65 billion acquisition of...

Analyst Stephen Atkinson at BMO Capital Markets has released an update on Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL). The company reported first-quarter EPS of $0.47, which was higher than BMO Capital Markets’ estimate of $0.40. EBITDA was at $124 million, beating the brokerage firm’s estimate by $17...