Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) is looking a mite threadbare today, as its shares have plunged 6% to $21.27 at 3:07 p.m.
Associated Press The drop is being attributed to Deutsche Bank’s decision to cut Goodyear to Hold from Buy:
We have increasingly focused our attention on the steady drumbeat of new tire capacity announcements, and the record high levels of capex from the Global Tire Industry. Based on this, we have revisited our proprietary Global Tire Industry Supply/Demand analysis. Our conclusion is that the mid-term (i.e. 2-3 years) outlook for margins (due to supply/demand and competitiveness) may not be as clear as it has been in over the past 2-3 years. While we still see Goodyear's shares as attractively valued based on our near term estimates, intermediate term uncertainty leads us to take a more Neutral stance on Goodyear's shares.
Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB) has gained 1% to $24.86 today, but its trading more on whether investors expect its acquisition by Apollo Tyres to be completed. Car-part companies, however, are also exhibiting weakness today. TRW Automotive (TRW) has fallen 0.8% to $77.91, Lear (LEA) has dipped 0.4% to $74.78 and American Axel and Manufacturing (AXL) is off 0.5% to $18.99.
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