52 Week High Shares (Dean Foods Company, the Chubb Corporation, the Travelers Companies Inc, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc)

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/18/2012 -- Dean Foods Company(NYSE:DF) stock gained 12.77% to $16.96 in the previous trading session after Dean Foods Co unit Whitewave Foods Co said it plans to raise up to $320 million in an initial public offering. The company would offer 20 million Class A common shares for between $14 and $16 per share. In August, Dairy company Dean Foods announced plans to sell 20% of WhiteWave Foods Co in an IPO.Additionally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Dean Foods from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued last week. They currently have $18.00 target price on the stock.

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The Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) is a holding company for a family of property and casualty insurance companies known as the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (the P&C Group). The P&C Group provides property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals worldwide.Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) is +2.14 - +2.71% from the previous close of $78.87. It traded between $79.90 - 81.80 with total traded volume of 1254805 shares. At Current Market Price, CB is in the distance of +6.32% from its 50-day Moving Average price of $76.196 and +11.09% from its 200-day Moving Average price of $72.9257.

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The Travelers Com (NYSE:TRV) is +2.75 - +3.85% from the previous close of $71.38. It traded between $73.21 - 74.70 with total traded volume of 2647680 shares. Keep a close eye on TRV, as the stock has been showing unusual moves over the past weeks. At Current market price, TRV has recovered +41.17% from its 52-week Low of 52.51 and has Pulled back +3.85% from its 52-week high of 71.38. Dow component Travelers is the first major insurer to report thirdquarter results, and investors are hoping that the price increases the company was able to make in the early part of the quarter will carry over to peers. Travelers are also expected to address efforts to improve profitability by letting some customers go and requiring others to upgrade their houses as a condition of coverage.

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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) posted higher profit, revenues and better margins for the September quarter.Quarterly Net income rose to $10.1 million or $0.35 per share from year-ago $6.8 million or $0.23 per share.Adjusted earnings rose to $11.1 million or $0.38 per share from $7.2 million or $0.25 per share last year. Consensus $0.29.Revenues rose to $187.4 million from $184.9 million last year. Consensus $190.87 million. The gross margin was 55.6 percent, compared to 52.9 percent last year. Operating margin rose to 9.6% from 7.4% last year. Excluding items, operating margin rose to 10.4% from 7.4%.Shares of Ethan Allen have a 1.53% dividend yield, based on last night’s closing stock price of $23.56. The stock has technical support in the $20-$21 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $26-$28 price levels.

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