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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 8:36am | 351Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd (ALTE) Arrow Financial Corp (AROW) The Buckle, Inc (BKE) Burger King Holdings, Inc (BKC) Calavo Growers, Inc (CVGW) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALTERRA CAP HLD (ALTE): Free Stock...
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Campbell Soup Q4 Earnings Beat Street View
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 8:10am | 57Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.33, beating the consensus of $0.30. CPB reports its Q4 revenue at $1.52 billion, versus the estimates of $1.6 billion. CPB’s shares gained 0.95% to close at $37.32 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Anthony Scaramucci's Hedge Fund Trade Of The Week: H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 6:55pm | 111CNBC Fast Money's Anthony Scaramucci said on the show that this week's hedge fund trade is H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ). He explained that this stock is trading at 15.2 times 2011 earnings estimates, which is slightly below its five year average. H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) reported better than...
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Buffett Bids $500M for Wesco Stake - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 6:33pm | 649Following up on his intention of buying 19.9% of Wesco Financial Corp.’s (WSC) holding, Warren Buffett -- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) -- yesterday formally announced a bid to that effect. The offer laid down by Buffet to buy the rest of Wesco includes a combination of...
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Hain Celestial in Neutral Lane - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 2:39pm | 589A leader in natural food and personal care products categories with an extensive portfolio of well-known brands, The Hain Celestial Group Inc. (HAIN) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the industry. The stock is poised to surge once the economy rebounds and demand for...
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Earnings Preview: Campbell Soup Co. (CPB)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 2:18pm | 260Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is currently higher on the session by 0.68%, trading at $37.22. The company is scheduled to report earnings September 3rd, before the opening bell. • Estimates The Street is looking for Q4 earnings per share of $0.30 on revenue of $1.60 billion. These estimates...
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Late Market Roundup (JWN, ZUMZ, WTSLA, ANF, UAUA, DAL, CAL, TSN, C, BAC, MCO)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 1:52pm | 414US retail stocks increased their gains, as companies reported strong sales driven by a rise in promotions. Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) gained the most after reporting upbeat same-store sales. Shares of Zumiez Inc (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) and Wet Seal Inc (NASDAQ: WTSLA) also moved up after the retailers...
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Lance recently filed its merger proxy with Snyder's
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 12:04pm | 149Lance (NYSE: LNCE) recently filed its merger proxy with Snyder's of Hanover, the largest pretzel maker in the U.S. In recent report from BB&T the Lance/Snyder’s as a strong strategic move. This viewpoint is bolstered by reviewing Snyder’s historical financials, as well as its financial...
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Calavo Growers Publishes Solid 3Q Results
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 11:11am | 110Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW) reported 3Q EPS of $0.41, compared to BB&T's estimate of $0.40. Revenue fell shy of estimates, but gross margins were nearly 230 bps ahead of forecasts and expanded 400 bps over last year. Operating expenses were in-line with BB&T estimates, as was...
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Calavo Growers Publishes Solid 3Q Results
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 11:11am | 106Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW) reported 3Q EPS of $0.41, compared to BB&T's estimate of $0.40. Revenue fell shy of estimates, but gross margins were nearly 230 bps ahead of forecasts and expanded 400 bps over last year. Operating expenses were in-line with BB&T estimates, as was...
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Sanderson Foods Continues To Impress
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 11:03am | 150BB&T Capital Markets recently hosted investor meetings with Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM) management. The bank remained bullish in the near-term but there is enough uncertainty with regards to supply and feed costs to keep them on the sidelines for now despite overall favorable disposition...
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BB&T Reiterates Buy On Smithfield Foods
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 10:54am | 111Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) was reiterated a buy in a report released by BB&T. The bank has also reduced Q1 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.57. They believe the quarter may have been impacted by further mark-to-market losses on the company's lean hog contracts. Fresh pork further processed...
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H.J Heinz Continues To Impress
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 10:31am | 85Morgan Stanley reiterated their overweight rating and $49 price target on Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) following the release of its F1Q2011 results. Morgan Stanley believes Heinz is one of the best positioned companies in out coverage universe to deal with multiple headwinds of the operating environment...
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Heinz Reveals Strong Organic Growth
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 9:54am | 93H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) reported 1Q2011 EPS of $0.75 in line with the pre-announcement yesterday, as underlying operations performed well with organic sales growth of +3.6% and gross margin expansion of 90 bps, according to Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank maintains its $3.07 2010 EPS estimates...
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Earnings Scheduled For September 2 (HRB, TTWO, COO, DLM, ARST, BTH, FNSR, CASC, LAYN, ZQK, MOV, ULTA, VIP)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 6:18am | 328Analysts are expecting H&R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) to report a loss of $0.41 per share in the fiscal first quarter. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) is likely to post a loss of $0.08 per share in the fiscal third quarter. Cooper Cos (NYSE: COO) is expected to post its Q3 profit...