Milacron (MCRN) Hits 52-Week High On Solid Order Growth

 | Jun 19, 2017 10:37PM ET

With enhanced focus on capture the rising demand of plastics, solid order growth and cost-reduction initiatives, Milacron Holdings Corp. (NYSE:MCRN) crafted a 52-week high of $19.45 on Jun 19, before closing at $19.33.

Milacron has a healthy year-to-date return of 3.8% and a solid one-year return of 17.3%. The company displays long-term earnings growth rate of 9.9%, making us confident of its innate strength.

Despite scaling a 52-week high, the company’s share price has underperformed the Zacks categorized Manufacturing-Material Handling sector over the last 12 months. The current rate of return for the industry is 26.6%, while that of Milacron is 17.3%.