NEW YORK, December 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including AVX Corp (NYSE: AVX), Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI), Barnes (NYSE: B), Blount (NYSE: BLT), and BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA(R) research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.

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AVX Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=AVX%20Corp&d=30-Dec-2014&s=AVX ),

BMI Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Badger%20Meter&d=30-Dec-2014&s=BMI ),

B Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Barnes&d=30-Dec-2014&s=B ),

BLT Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Blount&d=30-Dec-2014&s=BLT ),

BXC Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=BlueLinx&d=30-Dec-2014&s=BXC ).

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Analyst Update: New Products, Quarterly Results, and Cash Distributions,

Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA(R)

The US stock markets on Monday ended the day on a fairly flat note, as gains were curbed when an early rally in energy stocks was lost due to tumbling oil prices. U.S. crude settled down $1.12 at $53.61 a barrel. While the NASDAQ remained flat at 4,806.91, the S&P 500 posted its 53rd record close of the year on Monday at 2,090.57, up 0.09%. Dow Jones Industrial Average however edged 0.09% lower at 18,038.23. The European stock markets on Monday closed on a mixed note. Greek stocks and bonds slumped after politicians in the country failed for a third time to endorse Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' preferred candidate. Following the rally in the US markets on optimism about the U.S. economic outlook, the Asian stock market rose broadly on Monday. Chinese and Hong Kong shares extended recent gains in reaction to Friday's announcement by the People's Bank of China on easing liquidity requirements at banks starting next year.

ATC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AVX Corporation (AVX Corp) announced the online availability of specialized electromagnetic measurements, known as scattering parameters (S-Parameters) for the entire family of 550 Series Ultra-Broadband Capacitors.

Badger Meter, Inc. (Badger Meter) notified record sales of $96.3 million for its third quarter 2014, up 3.6% YoY led by higher sales of residential municipal water products and flow instrumentation products. Net earnings were also at a quarterly record of $10.2 million, up 13.1% YoY.

Barnes Group, Inc. (Barnes) on December 17, 2014 announced that the cash distributions for its stockholders for the year 2014 is expected to be wholly classified as an ordinary dividend distribution. On the same day, the Company announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results on February 20, 2015, before the market opens.

Blount International, Inc. (Blount) notified a 109.6% YoY increase in its net income and a strong growth in its net sales for third quarter 2014 as demand for its products continued to be strong across most geographic regions. For full-year 2014, Blount expects sales to range between $940 million and $950 million.

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BlueLinx) is on road to recovery as it reduced its net loss for its fiscal third quarter 2014 by 73.2% YoY while adjusted EBITDA for the quarter improved to $11.1 million from $7.2 million for the same period a year ago. Same center revenues for Q3 FY 2014 grew 2.7% YoY to $549.8 million.

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