Food Distributors

BB&T Capital is out with its report today on The Andersons (NYSE: ANDE), raising its price target to $51. In a note to clients BB&T Capital writes, "We recently hosted investor meetings with ANDE management and the takeaways were broadly bullish. The company is well positioned to benefit...

ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ: ABMD) shares jumped 0.88% to create a new 52-week high of $14.40. ABMD's PEG ratio is 0.20. Exponent Inc (NASDAQ: EXPO) shares gained 0.66% to touch a new 52-week high of $42.84. EXPO had $106.55 million in total cash and no debt for the recent quarter. G. Willi-Food...

G. Willis-Food International Ltd (NASDAQ: WILC) reported its Q4 EPS at $0.15, versus the consensus of $0.15. WILC reported its Q4 revenue at $25.7 million, versus the consensus of $25.30 million. WILC shares closed at $7.65 on Friday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) today announced its audited financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2010. Sales increased 14.2% over fourth quarter of 2009 to NIS 91.1 million (US$ 25.7 million) Willi-Food's net income in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 1...

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) is going higher. It has a great wealth management business, and the banks are coming back into favor. He added that it is not the cheapest, but it might be the best run. Cramer really likes this stock....

Hapoalim is out with its report on Nash Finch Company (NASDAQ: NAFC), reiterating Neutral. In a note to clients, Hapoalim writes, "NAFC executed at a very high level in 4Q10, with a reported 6.3% improvement in adjusted EBITDA. While we think it's premature to call an inflection point and assume...

By 10:35 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 146.75 points, or 1.22%, to 12,213.55, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 14.02 points, or 1.07%. The NASDAQ composite index advanced 37.56 points, or 1.37%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets...

  United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) today reported that net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ended January 29, 2011 increased by $3.0 million, or 19.6%, to $18.7 million, or $0.39 per diluted share including the dilutive effect from our equity offering completed in the...

Nash Finch Company (NASDAQ: NAFC) reported its Q4 EPS at $1.30. NAFC reported its Q4 revenue at $1.15 billion, versus the consensus of $1.17 billion.   NAFC shares fell 1.56% to close at $39.00 yesterday.   Read more <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/company-news...

Shares of United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI) are lower on the session by 1.55%, trading at $41.79. Overall put volume is now running at 5.66x the daily average, with 66% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,375 contracts have traded on the session so far. United Natural Foods, Inc....

Shares of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) are higher on the session by 0.04%, currently trading at $27.80. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced that Craig Sturken will remain Chairman of the Board and a close advisor to the Company, although Mr. Sturken is retiring from his position as Executive Chairman. Mr. Sturken joined Spartan Stores in March 2003 as President and Chief Executive...

The Andersons (NASDAQ: ANDE) made a big move on Wednesday after the company released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday after the closing bell. The company reported EPS of $1.39 compared to $0.88 in the year ago period. This came in well above Wall Street consensus EPS estimates of $0.87....

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc (NASDAQ: BWLD) shares moved up 8.17% to $51.26 at 10:20 am. The volume of BWLD shares traded was 625% higher than normal. BWLD reported upbeat Q4 results. Web.com Group Inc (NASDAQ: WWWW) shares rose 21.58% to $12.00. The volume of WWWW shares traded was 575% higher than...

BB&T Capital Markets is raising its PT on The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) to $49. “We reiterate our Buy (1) rating and have increased our 12-month price target to $49 from $41,” BB&T Capital Markets writes. “Our new price target is based upon 13.0x our revised FY'11 EPS estimate, below...