Cliffs Natural Resources Inc: (NYSE: CLF)

$18.45

-0.14 (-0.75%)

Volume 13,305,973

Jun 19 04:01 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		18.06 - 19.00
	
		52wk Low - High
		16.74 - 53.13
	
		Previous Close
		18.59
	
		Avg. Volume
		10,642,709
	
		Industry
		MINING -IRON
	
		Market Cap
		2.85 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.60 - 3.23
	
		Beta
		2.30
	
		P/E (F1)
		7.01
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.65
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            7.01
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.40
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.65
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.80
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-24-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            3.43
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC, formerly Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, is an international mining company, a producer of iron ore pellets in North America and a supplier of metallurgical coal to the global steelmaking industry. It operates six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and three coking coal mines in West Virginia and Alabama. Cliffs also owns 80.4% of Portman, an iron ore mining company in Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore. In addition, it has a 30% interest in the Amapa Project, a Brazilian iron ore project, and a 45% economic interest in the Sonoma Project, an Australian coking and thermal coal project.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.80	0.71	2.65	1.87
Number of Estimates	11	9	11	11
Low Estimate	0.30	0.25	1.00	0.27
High Estimate	1.23	1.05	3.65	NA
Year Ago EPS	1.81	0.61	3.21	2.65
EPS Growth	-55.70%	15.66%	-17.36%	-29.64%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
CLIFFS NATURAL	CLF	18.59
VALE SA	VALE	14.31
ALDERON IRON	AXX	0.98
MMX MINERACAO	MMXMY	0.66
AFRICAN MINERAL	AMLZF	3.65
KUMBA IRON ORE	KIROY	15.78

Sector:Basic Materials>> Industry:MINING -IRON

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Cliffs Extends Deal with Essar Steel Algoma

Jun 18, 2013

Keeping a Balanced View on Cliffs

Jun 17, 2013

Cliffs Temporarily Halts Chromite Project

Jun 13, 2013

As Falls Iron Ore, So Falls Cliffs

Jun 03, 2013

Stocks Market News for April 26, 2013

Apr 26, 2013

Cliffs' Earnings Tops, Sales Miss

Apr 25, 2013

Bear of the Day: Titan International (TWI)

Mar, 22 2013 00:00

Cliffs Natural to Idle Wabush Plant

Mar 14, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	3.43
Sales	5,873
Net Income	-1,168
Price/Earnings	5.42
Price/Book	0.48
Price/Cash Flow	1.30
Price/Sales	0.49

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News

Analyst Moves: BBRY, CLF, AEO - Marketnewsvideo.Com

Jun 19, 2013

Benzinga`s PreMarket Info Recap for June 19, 2013 - Benzinga

Jun 19, 2013

Benzinga`s Top Downgrades - Benzinga

Jun 19, 2013

Best Relative Performance in the Steel Industry Detected in Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF, X, CAS, RS, VALE) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 19, 2013

Cramer`s 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds: KT GLW BBRY SODA V CLF (Update 1) - TheStreet.com

Jun 19, 2013

Cramer`s 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds: KT GLW BBRY SODA V CLF - TheStreet.com

Jun 19, 2013

Here`s What Gabelli Funds Have Been Buying - TheMotleyFool

Jun 19, 2013

UPDATE: Bank of America Downgrades Cliffs Natural Resources on Conviction Of Weak Commodity Prices - Benzinga

Jun 19, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.95
ABR (Last Week)	2.95
# of recs in ABR	15
Average Target Price	23.36
Industry Rank by ABR	193 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 6

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Day Low - High	18.06 - 19.00
52wk Low - High	16.74 - 53.13
Previous Close	18.59
Avg. Volume	10,642,709
Industry	MINING -IRON
Market Cap	2.85 B
Div - Yield	0.60 - 3.23
Beta	2.30
P/E (F1)	7.01
Current Year Est.	2.65
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

P/E (F1)	7.01
PEG Ratio	1.40
Current Year Est.	2.65
Current Quarter Estimate	0.80
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	07-24-2013
EPS Last Year	3.43
Expected Earnings Growth	5.00%

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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc: (NYSE: CLF)

$18.45

-0.14 (-0.75%)

Volume 13,305,973

Jun 19 04:01 PM ET

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Sector:Basic Materials>> Industry:MINING -IRON

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