Food Retail

Shares of Supervalu Inc (NYSE: SVU) dipped about 11.5% after the company lowered its FY11 projections for profit and sales at stores open one year., SVU projects its earnings, excluding charges, at $1.40 to $1.60 per share, down from its earlier forecast of $1.75 to $1.95 per share. The company's...

The Pantry, Inc.'s (PTRY) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 8.19. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for year ended September 2010 increased by 34 cents over the past three months to $1.41 per share. The Pantry Inc is a Zacks #1 Rank (“...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.1% in September, down from increases of 0.3% in August and July. Year over year it is up just 1.1%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 0.7% after increases of 2.3% in August and a 2.6% increase in July. Year over year,...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ: IBKR) 4,385 puts, 52 calls 2. Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) 6,597 puts, 255 calls 3. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) 11,303 puts, 932 calls 4. Tenet...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 18, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:Amazon (AMZN), Kroger (KR), Best Buy (BBY), Home Depot (HD) and The Gap (GPS). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5513...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 18, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:Kroger (KR), Short Treasury ETF (TBT), Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK) and Gannett Company, Inc. (GCI). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at....

Retail Sales were better than expected in September, and the numbers for August were revised significantly higher. Total retail sales rose 0.6%, better than the 0.4% consensus expectation and are up 7.3% from a year ago. August was revised up from 0.4% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall...

Below are the top grocery store stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Alon Holdings Blue Square - Israel Ltd (NYSE: BSI) has a dividend yield of 51.40%. BSI's shares closed at $10.20 on Friday. Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) has a dividend yield of 3.60%. IMKTA's shares...

Shares of Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) are moving higher on unusual volume during Friday's trading session. The stock has gained 2.94% to $38.15. More than 2.4 million WFMI shares have already traded hands during the first hour of the day compared to a daily average volume of around 2.78 million....

Jefferies & Co. raised the price target on Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) to $45 from $36, as it sees sales are accelerating. It upgraded shares to Buy as well. In the research note sent to clients, Jefferies writes, "Our channel checks and our proprietary store based research, along...

Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) today reported net income of $122.8 million ($0.33 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2010 compared to $128.8 million ($0.31 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2009. Results for the third quarter of 2010 include $12 million ($0.02 per diluted share) of...

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) to post its Q3 EPS at $6.70. GOOG shares rose 0.09% to $543.80 in pre-market trading. Analysts expect Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWY) to report its Q3 profit at $0.31 per share. SWY shares gained 0...

Cusick's Corner The market pulled off into the afternoon but it was a small and expected shakeout on a clear trend up day. The bulls are in control and volatility is cheap. Strategically that means looking at low implied volatility, bullish strategies -- like buying calls (cheaper than buying the...