Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW)

Looks good for a short term bounce! Should close above the 50 on the weekly chart, then it's off to 18ish... If the 50 holds. Looks like it should, as there was a big volume move this week. Time will tell!

Ended my pick earlier because of the strike, but it was resolved in the company's favor.

Hammered down big time, should fly with any sign of recovery, global growth potential, attractive price multiples.

MTW has been hurt by the recession, there are some concerns about the synergies between the Crane business and Foodservice business. These business are not even remotely related and there are some concerns weather management can run two very different business effectively. Also they have acquired a decent amount of debt. Once the economy recovers they should benefit as long as they spend their earnings reducing their long term debt.

Good buy will top out around 17 a share within ... 2 years!!

Debt to equity fluctuates quite a bit in this sector, however, I think MTW has a longer way to go than it's competition. Chinese Crane Companies are beginning to take market share in other countries and MTW's response will be tepid because of debt load.
Food Service divisions are in same situation

Construction is rebounding

Will participate in industrial, building, infrastructure recovery boom

I own a good bit of this in real life. It should NEVER have been beaten down to <$5. At $10, it was reflective of the bad economy. Think the economy was bad for all industries in general? Yes it was- But it was 10X worse in construction. At $15-20, it's reflective of how things are going currently. From here ($19) I think it will double over the next 5 years. The Enodis investment protects them against another downturn in construction, and even if construction in the US continues to be sluggish, they can benefit from the construction booms elsewhere on the planet.

High debt....dwindling equity and revenue and negative P/E...There may be growth ahead in future..I am kinda betting against it.

turfscape haiku

China is so vast
Mighty cranes reach to the sky
Go big or go home

Manitowoc has taken the necessary steps to get its debt load under control and will be returning to profitability. The question remains whether the global economy will support growth for this maker of boats and cranes. China still has lots of potential for MTW, as does Mid-East markets, if political unrest and economic factors don't drag things down too far.

MTW

A very deversified company that will take part in the recovery of the economy..Construction relted equipment is going to be need in the short term....

MTW is in the crain AND food service business.. Once the market makes the turn and banks free $$ restaurants start to pop open and buy their products. Big cities will grow up not out and crain rental will rise.. only good things to come for this company..

Companies are anxious to use their cash to grow, but are reluctant to do so until the economy is cleasrly healing. It's a chicken and egg thing, and when growth resumes, construction will leap as delayed projects are finally launched.

This company is still undervalued. As infrastructure deteriorates around the country in the coming years, MTW will regain its financial footing and investors will be kicking themselves for not scooping up shares sooner. Price target for me is - $25/share in just over 2 years. Seriously.

Well run company with crane and commercial kitchen outfitting business. Steadily paying back debt used for recent acquisitions If you drive by a crane for road construction it was probably made by this company. The business does well on replacement parts for the cranes and will have a big lift when things pick uo commercially again. Until then road construction never ends and we'll always eat and need something (most likely someone else cooking) to eat. Steadily paying down debt in the meantime.

S&P 5 star