Food Retail

Below are the top grocery stores stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimates. The July quarter earnings estimates for Casey’s General Stores Inc (NASDAQ: CASY) stand at $0.76 per share. CASY’s shares have risen by 24.10% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 53.21% jump in the S...

Below are the top grocery stores stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of dividend. Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) has a dividend of $1.56 per share. DEG’s shares closed at $81.69 yesterday. Read more about this company here. Blue Square Israel Ltd (NYSE: BSI) has a dividend of $1.44 per share. BSI’s...

Below are the top grocery stores stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The return on equity at Caseys General Stores Inc (NASDAQ: CASY) is 14.41%. CASY’s shares have risen by 24.10% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 53.21% jump in the S&P 500 index in the same...

Analysts Andrew P. Wolf and Preston Wilkinson at BB&T Capital Markets have raised the price target for The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) from $25 to $26. The price target has been raised due to continued improvements in earnings visibility. Kroger reported results for the fourth-quarter on Monday. The...

Supermarket chain Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) reported lower-than-expected profit of $255.4 million, or 39 cents a share, down from $349.2 million, or 53 cents a share in the same quarter last year. The company cited tough competition, and fluctuating costs as the reasons behind lower-than-expected...

U.S. stocks started the week on a mixed note before ending the day little changed as investors appeared less enthusiastic about the strength of the economic recovery.  Traders appeared concerned about President Obama’s push for the health care overhaul and reacted with caution to a fresh round of...

Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) reported today a fourth-quarter net profit of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per share, from $25.3 million, or $0.67 per share, for the same quarter last year. Revenue declined 5.3% to $431.7 million for the quarter. Analysts had expected SSI to report earnings of $0.66 per...

Wall Street is expecting sporting goods maestros Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) to have earned $0.55 per share in the latest quarter. DKS is set to report its earnings before the opening bell today. DKS gained 1.29% to $25.95 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here....

According to Bloomberg, the shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading today. Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASY), which owns convenience stores in the Midwest, reported EPS of $0.34, excluding items, for the third-quarter, missing the average analyst EPS...

Citigroup analyst Deborah L Weinswig reiterated her Sell rating for shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) with a target price of $16. Although the analyst was largely positive in her coverage of Safeway Inc., weakness in consumer demand was her biggest concern. The Citigroup analyst wrote that, "...

Overnight Hong was down triple digits.Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 0.7% to 20,917.32, dragged lower by HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, although mainland Chinese banks rose to support the market amid expectations that China's People's National Congress may announce a continuation of its...

Analysts Andrew P. Wolf and Preston Wilkinson at BB&T Capital Markets have raised the price target for Safeway, Inc. (NYSE: SWY) from $27 to $29. The company has reported fourth-quarter results in-line with expectations. Analysts believe that the improved trend in real sales growth is...

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