A Schulman News

When choosing stocks to add to a dividend portfolio, an overwhelming majority of investors probably look no further than the S&P 500.

Ferro Corp. reached agreement with shareholders to support their nomination to the board of directors at the annual meting May 22.

The new corporate and U.S. headquarters of A. Schulman Inc. in Fairlawn is designed to encourage informal meetings and collaboration at the plastics compounder and resin distributor.

A fire that injured 14 at a Formosa Plastics Corp. USA plant in Texas is featured in this week's Material Insights video.

A. Schulman Inc.: Bernard Rzepka was appointed executive vice president, chief operating officer; Heinrich Lingnau was named to replace Rzepka as vice president and general manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa; Stacy Walter was promoted to vice president of internal audit; and Timothy McDannold was named treasurer and director of risk management, ... (more)

In trading on Wednesday, shares of A. Schulman, Inc. crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.98, changing hands as high as $27.00 per share.

A. Schulman Inc. opened a new plant near the coastline of the Arabian Sea in India on April 29.

Institutional Investor Services Inc. is advising Ferro Corp. shareholders to vote for two of three dissident director nominees to bring "warranted" change to a company that has "meaningfully underperformed." Shareholders should vote for Jeffry Quinn, chief executive officer of Quinpario Partners LLC, and David Lorber, co-founder of FrontFour ... (more)

Shares of A Schulman opened at 25.97 on Wednesday. A Schulman has a one year low of $17.75 and a one year high of $33.40. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $29.76. The company has a market cap of $760.8 million and a P/E ratio of 14.93. A Schulman last released its earnings data on Monday, April 8th.

Ferro's board of directors released a letter to its shareholders on April 18, urging them to vote for three board-approved candidates at the firm's May 15 annual meeting - and not for candidates recommended by shareholders FrontFour Capital Group and Qunpario Partners LLC.