PACCAR News

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Truck maker Paccar Inc. has recalled some 2012-2013 model year Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks equipped with Bendix brake components that may leak, Bloomberg reported, citing a federal regulatory agency.

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PACCAR 's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

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Goldman Sachs maintains its Neutral rating on PACCAR and raises its price target to $47 on recalibrated margin expectations and a more balanced risk-reward ratio.

Bellevue-based PACCAR achieved its greatest quarterly profit in the company's history, nearly doubling its earning over last year.

Paccar Inc. had its biggest intraday gain since Dec. 20 after the maker of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks reported fourth-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts' estimates, boosted by sales in North America.

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The stock last traded at $44.28, up from its previous close of $44.18. Separately, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

United Parcel Service, Inc. : The company says "Looking to 2012, our expectations are for mixed economic growth around the world, with modest improvement in the U.S. However, UPS projects another strong year of earnings." Sees strong cash flow.

Paccar Inc., which makes Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled, boosted by a 58 percent jump in sales and revenue.

The Bellevue maker of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks reported its fiscal 2011 sales and revenues of $16.36 billion were the second highest in company history.

Wall Street is optimistic about PACCAR , which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

Sometimes a company executes its plan so well that you almost forget that it still operates in a cyclical industry outside of its control.