Food Retail

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he is not a buyer of The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ: TFM). He is concerned that Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) might post bad earnings results later this week, and he wants to wait for TFM to recover form its secondary offering....

Cusick's Corner What I do not like about the short-term action is that the market has been unable to hold the gains that we started off with and that we have had almost a week of indecision. Could this be the May syndrome of "Sell in May and Go Away"? If you sell in May and come back in September...

Cusick's Corner Top terrorist taken out, market runs overnight and now we have leveled out a break even into the Midday. The news of Bin Laden's death sent a wave of emotion into the overnight markets, but reality of a weak dollar, lagging Tech (XLK) and Financial (XLF) sectors, dragged on this...

Hapoalim is out with its report today on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, Hapoalim writes, "We maintain our Neutral rating and $60 PT. Even with our above consensus estimates for FY11, investors are likely going to require an implied two-year ID sales...

Morgan Stanley reiterated its Equal-weight rating on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) in a report published today. In the report, Morgan Stanley states, "With its current valuation, we believe that WFMI shares will need to beat estimates and raise EPS guidance for the stock to accelerate from...

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (DANG) - E Commerce China Dangdang Inc is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 70.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. Hyperdynamics Corporation (HDY) -...

Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) was downgraded by Kaufman Bros from "buy" to "hold." ERTS' shares closed at $20.18 on Friday. Electronic Arts' trailing-twelve-month ROE is -16.02%. Jefferies & Company downgraded Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) from “buy” to “hold.” WFMI's stock closed...

Jefferies, which downgraded shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI), is providing some color on the stock. “Our proprietary research including vendors, competitors and a store survey all suggest upside to sales has become more limited,” Jefferies writes. “Indeed, while Whole Foods'...

Jefferies & Company has downgraded Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) from Buy to Hold and maintains its $64 price target.

May 3, 2011: Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFI) before the opening Bell, and after the close, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reports. May 4, 2011: Kellogg (NYSE:K) reports before the opening Bell, and Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) reports after the close. May 5, 2011: CVS (NYSE:...

SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) today announced the successful completion of its previously announced plan to amend and extend its existing senior secured credit facilities. Under the terms of the credit facilities, each lender had to determine whether or not to extend the maturity of its term loan B-1...

Deutsche Bank Increased it target price from $25 to $28 after increased revenue on shares of Safeway (SWY). Deutsche bank reports, "Solid Q1 results; IDs continue to improve, expenses well-managed Q1 was solid, with EPS of $0.29 (ex-items), a penny above Consensus. IDs, exfuel, were up +0.4% and...

Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) reported a solid 1Q, Jefferies reports. The question remains, however, about the current climate as management did not provide a current run rate for same store sales due to comparability issues, which are clearly present,” Jefferies writes. Yet, our data suggests that...

Cusick's Corner The lack of follow through and leadership from critical sectors, Financials (XLF) & Tech (XLK), has left traders a bit on edge. Housing really was a boost to the market but not nearly enough to be the catalyst for further upside. The market has been able to finish in the green...

Weis Markets (NYSE: WMK) Vice Chairman Jonathan H. Weis today said his company would increase its 2011 Capital Expenditure budget by 7 percent to $110 million. At the Company's annual shareholder meeting held in Sunbury, Mr. Weis briefed shareholders on the Company's current plans and its 2010...