http://www.americanbankingnews.com/getthestreet reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) in a research note released on Friday morning.

“Dow Chemical (DOW) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of B . The company’s strongest point has been its a solid financial position based on a variety of debt and liquidity measures that we have looked at. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.”

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A number of other firms have also recently commented on DOW. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a neutral rating on shares of The Dow Chemical Company in a research note to investors on Tuesday, February 5th. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterated a hold rating on shares of The Dow Chemical Company in a research note to investors on Friday, February 1st. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $31.00. Finally, analysts at UBS AG raised their price target on shares of The Dow Chemical Company from $34.00 to $35.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, February 1st. They now have a buy rating on the stock.

Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, one has issued an underweight rating, and one has assigned a sell rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of hold and an average price target of $35.43.

The Dow Chemical Company traded up 1.38% on Friday, hitting $32.3601. The Dow Chemical Company has a 52-week low of $27.45 and a 52-week high of $36.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $32.78. The company has a market cap of $38.973 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.60.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 26th.

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