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Robbins & Myers (NYSE: RBN) provides equipment used for the industrial processing and management of fluids. Its Fluid Management segment offers hydraulic drilling equipment, slurry grinders and wellhead systems used by oil and gas, specialty chemical and wastewater treatment firms. The Process Solutions unit makes glass-lined reactors, storage vessels and mixing/agitation devices for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical markets. The Romaco segment provides equipment for the dosing, filling and sealing of vials, capsules, tubes

Robbins & Myers has an attractive current valuation of $48 per share, leaving it at only 24x its earnings per share over the past four quarters.

It is a relatively low-beta stock at 0.80, while outperforming the S&P 500 by over 27% over the past four weeks, and a staggering 17% over the past one week!

Its current fiscal year earnings estimate has been revised by analysts by approximately 15%. RBN has also had a healthy number of EPS surprises in its history, averaging a +6% surprise over the past nine quarters.

We like RBNs growth rate and valuation, and set a price target o

Robbins & Myers, Inc. and its subsidiaries supply engineered equipment and systems for various applications in energy, industrial, chemical, and pharmaceutical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Fluid Management, Process Solutions, and Romaco. The Fluid Management segment designs, manufactures, and markets equipment and systems used in oil and gas exploration and recovery, specialty chemical, wastewater treatment, and various other industrial applications. Its products and systems include hydraulic drilling power sections; down-hole and industrial progressing cavity