Walter Industries News

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Moody's Investor Service has lowered its outlook on Walter Energy Inc. to "stable" from "positive" because of a weaker coal market.

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It's been a rough 52 weeks for Walter Energy as the coal industry has faced numerous headwinds.

Trading at roughly 79% of its 50 DMA and 75% of its 200 DMA, Walter Energy has fallen nearly 27% since February 24th.

Things are really going to worse from bad for the Market Vectors Coal ETF , the dominant exchange-traded product devoted to coal stocks, this year.

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Many leading funds, including SAC Capital and Southeastern Asset Management, filed forms 13-D and 13-G with the SEC on in the past week and a half , indicating that they had amended their ownership in U.S. traded public companies.

Hedge funds controlled by SAC Capital Advisors LP founder Steve Cohen reported a 5 percent stake in Birmingham-based Walter Energy Inc.

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Shares of Walter Energy opened at 65.98 on Friday. Walter Energy has a 52 week low of $53.41 and a 52 week high of $135.58. The company has a market cap of $4.120 billion and a P/E ratio of 11.45. The company last announced its quarterly results on Wednesday, May 2nd.

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Recent rumors that Nexon might acquire Electronic Arts may indeed be only rumors, according to Bloomberg sources, but the former is in talks with EA concerning the distribution of the coming version of its FIFA Online game in Asia.

The transaction is valued at approximately $118.75 million, subject to adjustment, in a combination of approximately 45 percent cash and approximately 55 percent stock.

A bullish bias is lingering today, with futures on all three major market indexes pointed modestly higher in pre-market trading.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Walter Energy Inc. said its first-quarter net earnings fell 50 percent, which the Birmingham-based coal producer attributed largely to high operating costs.

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The new Blue Creek Energy coal mine slated for Tuscaloosa County is part of a larger $1.2-billion expansion project by Hoover-based Walter Energy , and is expected to become operational in about six years.