Consumer Staples

Jefferies is out with its report today on Kroger (NYSE: KR), lowering its PT to $27 from $28. In its report, Jefferies writes, "Recent Nielsen data indicating a decrease in volumes, coupled with signs that the consumer is balking at higher prices, at least to a degree, are serving to further...

Wedbush Securities has upgraded Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS) from Neutral to Outperform and has raised the price target from $40 to $48.

Jefferies & Company has lowered the price target on Kroger (NYSE: KR) from $28 to $27 and maintains its Buy rating.

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The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today issued the following statement in response to a press release issued by Carl Icahn. The Clorox board of directors remains open to any credible proposal, and believes that Mr. Icahn's latest proposal is highly conditional, substantially undervalues the company...

Vodka Maker, Central European Distribution Corp (NASDAQ: CEDC) Moves 49% POINT ROBERTS, Aug. 30, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on the top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 29, 2011. Vodka and tobacco were associated with...

CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) +5.47 on heavy volume. NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE: NG) +5.45% on rising gold price. Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE: SWC) +5.80% on rising gold price. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) +6.25% on heavy volume. Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) +6.17% after...

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By 10:30 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 66.64 points, or 0.58%, to 11,472.61, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 9.47 points, or 0.78%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 11.46 points, or 0.45%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the...

OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) shares moved up 4.52% to $18.05 at 10:20 am. The volume of OVTI shares traded was 164% higher than normal. OVTI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.04 billion. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares rose 3.88% to $40.93. The volume of MNRO...

Shares of small-cap name Coffee Holding Co. (NASDAQ: JVA) have been very volatile in early trade once again on Tuesday. The stock is currently up 8.31% to $21.00 and has traded in a range between $19.58 and $21.93. Short-term traders should keep an eye on this name. Coffee Holding Co., Inc. is an...

Warren Buffett certainly knows a good thing when he sees it. When Buffett, 81, announced earlier in the month he had a position in Dollar General (NYSE: DG), many thought it was a shrew move. After today's earnings beat, it looks like an even shrewder move. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based...

PHI Inc (NASDAQ: PHII) shares jumped 17.94% to create a new 52-week high of $26.36. PHI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $511.35 million. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares gained 2.41% to touch a new 52-week high of $40.35. MNRO shares have surged 47.34% over the past 52 weeks, while...

Reed's, Inc. (NASDAQ: REED) announced today that it has formed a distribution agreement with Crescent Crown Distributing of Louisiana. Crescent Crown, a TOP FIVE beer distributor in the US, begins full-service direct store delivery distribution of Reed's and Virgil's brands throughout southern...

At the H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) Annual Meeting of Shareholders today, Chairman, President and CEO William R. Johnson said: “Fiscal 2011 marked yet another great year for Heinz as we delivered record sales, net income and operating free cash flow while completing key acquisitions in Brazil and...