- AK Steel (NYSE:AKS +4.4%) says it sees the recently completed Severstal Dearborn acquisition as accretive to its earnings and credit enhancing; it anticipates annual cost-based synergies of ~$50M, with ~$25M realized in 2015.
- Cowen raises its price target to $11 from $9 as it becomes more constructive on AKS shares, especially given the recent ~18% pullback; the firm thinks AKS could benefit from upside to production guidance, an improving product mix at the Dearborn facility, and margin expansion on lower raw material inputs (Briefing.com).