Food Retail

Ruddick Corp (NYSE: RDK) Reports EPS of $0.61 vs. $0.61 Estimate; Revenues $1.13B vs. $1.13B Estimate

Goldman Sachs raised its earnings per share forecast on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) in a research report published today. This upgrade was not enough to persuade Goldman to raise its rating from Neutral, however. In the report, Goldman states, "We are raising our estimates to the high end of...

Citigroup has raised the price target on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) from $64 to $68 and maintains its Hold rating.

Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) was downgraded by HSBC Securities from "overweight" to "neutral." DEG's shares closed at $84.36 yesterday. Delhaize's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 2.75%. Needham downgraded Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ: SMSI) from “buy” to “hold.” SMSI's stock closed at $7....

According to Deutsche Bank, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) reported another strong beat & raise quarter, as they continue to execute on delivering improved value and a differentiated offering. Deutsche Bank said that the beat was driven by strong leverage of occupancy costs and direct store...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) from $63 to $66 and maintains its Hold rating.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) develops, markets, publishes and distributes video game software and content is trading at a price of $19.92, a dramatic change of -1.19% from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock...

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) are popping in the after-hours trade following the release of its Q2 earnings results. Currently shares are higher by 3.78%, trading at $62.00. The company reported Q2 EPS of $0.51 on revenues of $2.35 billion. Sales for the quarter increased 12...

Whole Food Guides FY 2011 EPS $1.87-1.90 vs. $1.80 Est. (NASDAQ: WFMI)

Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) Reports EPS of $0.51 vs. $0.46 Estimate; Revenues $2.35B vs. $2.37B Estimate

Shares of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) are lower on the session by 0.55%, trading at $59.44. Overall call volume is now running at 2.57x the daily average, with 8% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 6,243 contracts have traded on the session so far. Whole Foods Market, Inc....

Deutsche Bank maintained its Hold rating on Supervalu (NYSE: SVU) in a research report published today. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "We believe the analytical tools that are currently being piloted should help drive sales, improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and enhance the shopping...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) and Kellogg Co (NYSE: K). Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20 points to 12,769.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 1.80 points to 1,353.90...

PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $3.59 billion. Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $2.37 billion. Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.57 on...

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 earnings after the closing bell tomorrow, May 4. Analysts are looking for the world's largest natural foods purveyor to announce that per-share earnings rose 15.2% from a year ago to $0.46. That consensus estimate has...