Food Retail

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Analysts expect AnnTaylor Stores Corp (NYSE: ANN) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $512.11 million. ANN shares gained 0.17% to $30.25 in the after-hours trading session. Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) reported a 23% decline...

Safeway (NYSE: SWY) announced that its Board of Directors met today and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend, reflecting a 21% increase from $0.12 per share to $0.145 per share on a quarterly basis. The cash dividend of $0.145 per share will be payable on July 14, 2011, to stockholders of...

Shares of Winn-Dixie Stores (NASDAQ: WINN) are higher on the session by 7.40%, trading at $8.63. Overall call volume is now running at 2.16x the daily average, with 67% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 19,221 contracts have traded on the session so far. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc....

Jefferies has raised its price target on Winn-Dixie Stores (NASDAQ: WINN) from $7 to $8.50 following a strong gross margin last quarter. Says Jefferies, in the report, “WINN's strong gross margin led to much better than expected EBITDA, and we were pleased to hear that sales have now turned...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Winn-Dixie Stores (NASDAQ: WINN) from $7 to $8.50 and maintains its Hold rating.

Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) and The Safeway Foundation announced they raised $10.4 million during the month of April to support Easter Seals, Special Olympics and other organizations that provide critical services to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. Safeway's commitment to helping people...

Shares of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN) are higher on the session by 10.76%, currently trading at $8.13. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name...

In a recent report, Morgan Keegan has reiterated an Outperform rating on Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) and maintains a price target of $46 on the company as CASY reports consistant in-store sales, a strong history of industry leading returns, and outlook for a positive growth. In the...

Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) is estimated to post its FQ4 earnings at $0.02 per share. J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $3.95 billion. American Lorain Corporation (AMEX: ALN) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.08 on revenue...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $3.95 billion. JCP shares gained 0.60% to $38.67 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) to...

Yahoo! Inc (YHOO) prized investment in Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has turned into a stock market millstone. Alibaba's recently disclosed spinoff of an online-payment unit called Alipay is raising worries about the value of Yahoo's 43 percent stake in Alibaba. Alibaba Group...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Susser Holdings (NASDAQ: SUSS), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "The benefits of Susser's rebranding of its acquired Town & Country stores and growing proprietary foodservice platform, as well as significant efforts to reduce...

The Benchmark Company has raised the price target on the Pantry (NASDAQ: PTRY) from $20 to $24.50 and maintains its Buy rating.

Shares of The Pantry, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTRY) are higher on the session by 14.27%, currently trading at $18.34. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...

In a recent report, Goldman Sachs has maintained a Neutral rating on Safeway (NYSE: SWY) and updating the sum-of-the-parts analysis for the company to account for re-rating of Blackhawk, SWY's pre-paid gift card subsidiary. In the report, Goldman Sachs said, "Although our SOTP valuation has only...