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Altria Reports In-Line - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 6:50pm | 931Altria Group Inc. (MO) the manufacturer and seller of cigarettes, wine and other tobacco products, registered robust fourth quarter and full fiscal 2010 results. Virginia-based Altria posted adjusted earnings of 44 cents a share in the quarter, which was up 12.8% compared with the prior-year...
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Seneca Foods Reports Q3 EPS of $.94
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 5:45pm | 85Seneca Foods Corporation (Nasdaq: SENEA) reported that net sales for the third quarter ended January 1, 2011 decreased from the third quarter ended December 26, 2009 by 0.2%, to $446.3 million. The decrease is attributable to decreased selling prices and a less favorable sales mix of $16.7 million...
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Sara Lee Corporation Declares Dividend of $.115
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 2:40pm | 77Sara Lee Corp.'s (NYSE: SLE) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.115 per share on the company's common stock, payable on April 8, 2011. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2011. Sara Lee Corp. has paid quarterly...
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Sanderson Farms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.17
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 2:26pm | 40Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 (seventeen cents) per share payable February 22, 2011, to stockholders of record on February 8, 2011.
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Puts Purchased on Campbell Soup Company (CPB)
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 1:41pm | 136Shares of Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) are lower on the session by 0.80%, currently trading at $34.78. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...
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Sara Lee Plunging (SLE)
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 12:45pm | 67Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) shares are plunging, down over 5%, as rumors begin to surface that the deal to take the company over has broken down. At last check, shares were off 93 cents to $17.59, a loss of over 5%. Sara Lee Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of a range of branded...
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (MXIM, INFA, WY, PETM, DF)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 2:05pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) 3,201 puts, 36 calls 2. Informatica Corp. (NASDAQ: INFA) 2,851 puts, 93 calls 3. Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) 20,956 puts, 998 calls 4....
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McCormick Surpasses Estimates - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 1:01pm | 610McCormick & Co. Inc. (MKC) posted results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010. Quarterly earnings came in at 99 cents a share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents by 4.2% and the year-ago earnings of 87 cents by 13.8%. The quarterly earnings benefited from a favorable...
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McCormick Surpasses Estimates - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 12:30pm | 610McCormick & Co. Inc. (MKC) posted results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010. Quarterly earnings came in at 99 cents a share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents by 4.2% and the year-ago earnings of 87 cents by 13.8%. The quarterly earnings benefited from a favorable...
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BreitBurn Energy Partners Up In Pre-Market (BBEP)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 10:05am | 41BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: BBEP) shares are up 8.6% in pre-market trading. At last check, shares of the master limited partnership (MLP) were up $1.87 to $23.60.
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Piper Jaffray Upgrades B&G Foods To Overweight, $16 Price Target
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 8:31am | 30Piper Jaffray has upgraded B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $11.50 to $16.
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Piper Jaffray Ups BGS To Overweight
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 7:09am | 52Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgrade B&G Foods Inc (NYSE: BGS) from “neutral” to “overweight.” The target price for BGS has been raised from $11.50 to $16. BGS shares lost 0.51% to close at $13.71 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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John B. Sanfilippo & Son Reports Q2 EPS of $.48
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 5:38pm | 84John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBSS) today announced operating results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter. Net income for the current quarter was $5.2 million, or $0.48 per share diluted, compared to net income of $8.8 million, or $0.82 per share diluted, for the second quarter of...
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Calls Purchased on Chiquita Brands (CQB)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 1:01pm | 154Shares of Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) are higher on the session by 0.98%, currently trading at $16.43. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...
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Heinz Promotes Isobel Thomson to CIO
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 11:34am | 112The H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) announced the promotion of Isobel Thomson to Chief Information Officer and the appointment of Meg Nollen to Global Program Management Officer and Office of the Chairman. Ms. Thomson will be responsible for driving global IT strategy, structure and governance to...