Consumer Staples

Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) is a food company that manufactures and distributes snack products internationally. Recently, the producer came under fire for delaying its quarterly SEC filing in order to sort out possible accounting distortions. Interestingly, the company's internal audit committee...

Citigroup has published a research report on Lorillard (NYSE: LO) after the company announced an $0.06 price increase per pack this morning. In the report, Citigroup writes, "This morning, LO announced a $0.06 per pack price increase across its cigarette portfolio. The price increase is to take...

Morgan Stanley reiterates its Equal-weight rating and price target of $105 per share on Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) on a less attractive risk-reward ratio following recent outperformance. Morgan Stanley says, “Menthol uncertainty persists, limiting ability to trade at premium to peers. …Lorillard...

Below are the top cigarettes stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of PEG ratio British American Tobacco plc (AMEX: BTI) has a PEG ratio of 1.19. BTI's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 39.34%. Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) has a PEG ratio of 1.23. PM's trailing-twelve-...

Shares of Lorillard (NYSE: LO) are lower on the session by 0.83%, currently trading at $108.77. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the November...

A report from Disclosure Insight reiterates its Medium Risk – Positive Bias rating on Lorillard (NYSE: LO). The report states, “A substantial amount of pending litigation; concentrated revenue; and the chairman and CEO positions being held by one person support our opinion of a Medium Risk -...

J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.09 on sales of $3.99 billion. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.13 on revenue of $20.50 million. Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) is estimated to report its Q3...

A judge has granted a temporary injunction that would have made tobacco companies such as Altria (NYSE: MO), Lorillard (NYSE: LO), and Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) put graphic images on cigarette packages starting next year. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a budget vote today, but...

Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia today granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a case filed by Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) that challenged the constitutionality of nine new cigarette graphic warning labels. The...

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, October 27, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are looking ahead to a positive EPS of 77 cents/...

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, October 27, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are looking ahead to a positive EPS of 56 cents/share and revenues...

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, October 27, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Ahead of the company's earnings announcement, analysts...

Kimberly-Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) reported a 6.3% drop in its Q3 profit. Kimberly-Clark's quarterly profit declined to $458 million, or $1.09 per share, from $489 million, or $1.14 per share, in the year-ago period. On an adjusted basis, Kimberly-Clark's earnings came in at $1.26 per share. Its net...

Citigroup has published a research report on Lorillard (NYSE: LO) after the company reported 3Q EPS below expectations. In the report, Citigroup writes, "This morning, LO reported 3Q11 EPS of $1.94 (+7.2%), which came in four cents below our estimate, and nine cents below consensus. This miss to...

Lorillard Inc (NYSE: LO) dropped 7.47% to $107.00 in the pre-market trading. LO reported a 2.6% drop in its Q3 net income. EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) moved down 4.66% to $22.91 in the pre-market session. EMC's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 6.84%. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) fell 2.40% to $...