Agricultural Products

Jefferies is out with its report today on Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM), maintaining Buy. In its report, Jefferies writes, "ADM reported F4Q EPS of $0.58, well below the $0.83 Street estimate. Importantly, the F4Q tax rate came in at 50%, almost 2X the 27% run rate and implied guidance. Ex...

Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) reported a decline in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Archer Daniels Midland reported its quarterly profit at $381 million, or $0.58 per share, down from $446 million, or $0.69 per share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.85...

Scotia Capital is out with a research report on Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) and it has a Sector Outperform rating and a $82 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Scotia Capital writes, "Strong results from Agribusiness and Food & Ingredients. Market volatility and strong demand for grains...

MetroPCS Communications Inc (NYSE: PCS) dipped 10.38% to $14.50 in the pre-market session. PCS reported downbeat Q2 profit. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) lost 6.10% to $28.62 in the pre-market session. ADM reported weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Pfizer Inc (NYSE...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Tuesday, August 2, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Tuesday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading lower even after the House voted to pass a deal to raise the nation's debt...

Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) reported a decline in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Archer Daniels Midland reported its quarterly profit at $381 million, or $0.58 per share, down from $446 million, or $0.69 per share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.85...

US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 49 points to 11,991.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 6.50 points to 1,273.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,335.75. US stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...

Below are the top farm products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Calavo Growers Inc (NASDAQ: CVGW) has a dividend yield of 2.70%. CVGW's shares closed at $20.47 yesterday. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has a dividend yield of 2.10%. ADM's shares closed at...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $910.14 million. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is projected to report its FQ4 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $20.43 billion. Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.65 on...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.59 on revenue of $16.98 billion. Pfizer shares gained 1.21% to $19.24 in after-hours trading. FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) reported its Q2 profit at $107.2 million, or $1.49...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

Bank of America has published a report on Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) focusing on EPS changes. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "BG reported 2Q11 EPS of $1.79, $0.29 ahead of our estimate. Key takeaways from quarter: 1) Agribusiness results were solid in the quarter as a result of large...

Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM). At the moment, the rating agency has a price target of $40 placed on the company's stock. On Thursday, ADM lost 0.64% of its value to stand around $30.81.

Morgan Stanley reiterated its Equal-Weight rating on Bunge (NYSE: BG). At the moment, the rating agency does not have a price target placed on the company's stock. On Thursday, BG lost 2.18% of its value to finish the day at $69.44.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) unveils its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Archer Daniels Midland's fourth quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are looking ahead to a positive EPS of 86 cents per share and revenues...