Food Retail

Market movers are a good indicator of what the overall market is reacting to during the day. It is a good way to see what is hot and what is not. By looking at these stocks you can get a feel for what the big news is each day. What is hot? - Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) 11.93% gain on upgrade...

Analyst Eric J Larson of Soleil Securities Group maintains his "hold" rating on Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI). The target price for WFMI is set to $29. According to Soleil Securities Group, Whole Foods Market has reported its FQ1 results significantly ahead of the consensus, driven by the...

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) has apparently been cooking up a four star report all quarter long and it is surprising investors this morning. The stock is currently exploding higher by 9.73%. The company reported EPS that came in $0.07 ahead of Street estimates, which is a whopper of a beat;...

JP Morgan upgraded Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) from “neutral” to “overweight.” WFMI has reported better-than-expected results for the latest quarter and has raised its guidance for FY10. WFMI’s shares have jumped 9.47% to $33.39 at 9:59 am.

Analyst Eric J. Larson at Soleil Securities has released a report reviewing the first-quarter results at Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI). The company reported results for the first-quarter yesterday. Whole Foods Market reported diluted EPS of $0.32, which came in ahead of consensus...

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) was upgraded today by UBS from Neutral to Buy. As a result, MAT surged 1.41% to $21.55 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for MAT is $10.36 - $21.38. Mattel has surged over 18% in the last six months. Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) was upgraded...

Certain stocks are off to an excellent start this morning. Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) is up nearly 7%. It is largely up due to its addition to the S&P 500. Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) is up nearly 7% as well, due to its earnings release. Deere and Company (NYSE: DE) is up 7.5% on...

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFMI) reported on late Tuesday a 71% profit jump over the same quarter a year ago. Whole Foods Market reported net income for its 1st quarter was $55.1 million, or 32 cents per share, up from $32.3 million, or 20 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago and...

Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI)is moving higher on increased volume prior to the company's earnings report which will be released after the bell. The stock has surged 2.36% to $30.45 during the trading session. Pali Capital analyst Robert Summers recently raised his same store sales estimates to reflect...

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) with an “overweight” rating. DEG gained 2.90% to $76.98 at 1:08 P.M.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP) was upgraded today by BMO Capital Markets from Underperform to Market Perform. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea is now trading at $7.86, 1.55% up in the pre-market session. GAP closed at $7.74 in the previous trading session. In the last...