Dow Chemical CoDOW:NYQ

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35.12
0.66 / 1.84%
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As of May 22 2013 21:00 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of May 17, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 20 polled investment analysts covering The Dow Chemical Company advises investors to hold their position in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Feb 21, 2012. The previous consensus forecast advised that The Dow Chemical Company would outperform the market.

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Last year3 months ago2 months ago4 weeks agoLatest
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Buy2
Outperform3
Hold12
Underperform3
Sell0
No opinion0

Research Reports

S&P Capital IQ – STARS Reports
10 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Ford Investor Services, Inc.
1 page, 17 May 2013
GlobalData
64 pages, 01 May 2013

Share price forecast

The 15 analysts offering 12 month price targets for The Dow Chemical Company have a median target of 36.00, with a high estimate of 42.00 and a low estimate of 28.50. The median estimate represents a 0.61% increase from the last price of 35.78. View Full Financials

High+19.6 %42.00
Med+2.5 %36.00
Low-18.8 %28.50

Dividends

In 2012, Dow Chemical Co reported a dividend of 1.21 USD, which represents a 34.44% increase over last year. The 14 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 1.23 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 1.40%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)+34.44%
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Earnings history & estimates

On Apr 25, 2013, The Dow Chemical Company reported 1st quarter 2013 earnings of 0.69 per share. This result exceeded the 0.61 consensus of the 16 analysts covering the companyand exceeded last year's 1st quarter results by 13.11%.
The next earnings announcement is expected on Jul 25, 2013. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate+13.55%

The Dow Chemical Company reported annual 2012 earnings of 1.90 per share on Jan 31, 2013. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+37.06%
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Revenue

The Dow Chemical Company had 1st quarter 2013 revenues of 14.38bn. This missed the 14.88bn consensus estimate of the 13 analysts following the company. This was 3.35% above the prior year's 1st quarter results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-0.51%

The Dow Chemical Company had revenues for the full year 2012 of 56.79bn. This was 5.33% below the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+1.01%
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