Target Updates: VMI, AVAV, FST

Valmont Industries, Inc. (Public, NYSE:VMI). Last Market Price: 89.55, Change: +0.18, % Change: (0.20%). Shares trade in the range of 88.39 – 89.99 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 2.37B dollars and has 26.41M outstanding shares. The company has a beta of 1.51, indicating, the stock to be more volatile than the market. As per the most recent quarterly report, the net income per share (EPS) is 3.91; P/E of 22.88. It operates in Capital Goods sector and belongs to Constr. – Supplies and Fixtures industry. The company has a 52 week high of $ 116.02 and a 52 week low of $ 65.94. Average volumes of shares traded daily are 140,988.00. Volume traded in the last session was at 163,065.00, 1.16 times the average volume. Valmont target lowered to $125 at The Benchmark Company; reducing 2012 forecast modestly for weak nonresidential construction.

AeroVironment, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:AVAV). Last Market Price: 34.33, Change: +5.72, % Change: (19.98%). Shares trade in the range of 31.98 – 34.70 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 751.65M dollars and has 21.90M outstanding shares. The company has a beta of 0.23, indicating, the stock to be less volatile than the market. As per the most recent quarterly report, the net income per share (EPS) is 1.08; P/E of 31.85. It operates in Capital Goods sector and belongs to Aerospace and Defense industry. The company has a 52 week high of $ 35.96 and a 52 week low of $ 20.70. Average volumes of shares traded daily are 206,398.00. Volume traded in the last session was at 1.53M. AeroVironment tgt raised to $32 at FBR Capital following earnings.

Forest Oil Corporation (Public, NYSE:FST). Last Market Price: 27.04, Change: +0.74, % Change: (2.81%). Shares trade in the range of 26.47 – 27.14 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 3.07B dollars and has 113.64M outstanding shares. The company has a beta of 1.38, indicating, the stock to be more volatile than the market. As per the most recent quarterly report, the net income per share (EPS) is 1.01; P/E of 26.79. It operates in Energy sector and belongs to Oil and Gas Operations industry. The company has a 52 week high of $ 40.23 and a 52 week low of $ 24.83. Average volumes of shares traded daily are 3.04M. Volume traded in the last session was at 804,576.00. Forest Oil upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus; tgt $34.