Packaged Foods & Meats

Coffee Holding Co Inc (NASDAQ: JVA) dipped 10.07% to $20.73 at 9:55 am. JVA shares have jumped 363.45% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 20.32% in the same period. SMF Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: FUEL) shares dropped 8.64% to $1.48. FUEL had $109.00 thousand in total...

Citi reiterated its Buy rating on General Mills (NYSE: GIS). At the moment, the rating agency has a price target of $44 placed on the company's stock. On Wednesday, GIS closed the day at $36.88.

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on General Mills (NYSE: GIS), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Our BUY opinion is based on leading share in many U.S. categories (cereal, refgd. dough, yogurt, cake mix), relatively low valuation (13.3x C2012E P/E), possible...

Jefferies is out with its report on General Mills (NYSE: GIS), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "GIS provided FY15 EPS guidance of $3.38, a 9.0% CAGR from FY12 guidance, and indicated that it might exceed the target due to the Yoplait benefits. We remain cautious on what...

Bank of America is maintaining its FY12E EPS of $2.58 on shares of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) “but modestly revise our FY13E/FY14E EPS from $2.76/2.96 to $2.78/$2.98.” “Our revised estimates reflect the addition of Yoplait to our model,” Bank of America writes. “Our $42 PO implies 16.9x our...

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) had its rating reiterated at Buy. At the same time, its price target was maintained at $66. On Wednesday, COF lost 2.62% of its value to finish the day at $50.87. Its shares continued to lose value in today's pre-market trading, falling 1.32% to $50.10. General...

Premier Foods PLC (OTC: PRRFY) appointed Mike Clarke as the new CEO of the company. Clarke will succeed Robert Schofield as the CFO. Clarke is presently president of Kraft Foods Inc's (NYSE: KFT) European operations. PRRFY shares dipped 6.35% to close at $2.80 yesterday.

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD):...

China is back to kicking the rest of the world's butt, posting year-over-year GDP growth of 9.5% last quarter. The boost was down a hair from first quarter's 9.7% but up from the expected rise of 9.3%. I shudder to think what Obama would do for one quarter of 9.7% growth... Overall, the picture in...

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Complete Protection security monitoring business to Guardian Alarm Company. Cincinnati Bell will continue to offer Complete Protection services through a marketing agreement with Guardian. “Guardian...

Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ: CLNE) shares surged 11.54% to $16.82 at 10:35 am. The volume of CLNE shares traded was 729% higher than normal. Analysts at Bank of America upgraded CLNE from “underperform” to “buy.” Coinstar Inc (NASDAQ: CSTR) shares moved up 3.17% to $59.20. The volume of CSTR...

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) shares are soaring today, after plunging sharply yesterday following three months of seemingly never ending gains. At last check, shares were trading at $24.87, a gain of $2.50‎ or 11.18%‎ on 1.1 million shares.

Shares of Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB) are higher on the session by 2.89%, currently trading at $12.80. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), reiterating Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "While positives now include more realistic financial goals, a still solid BS/FCF, and a focused portfolio with well-recognized brands, we remain cautious as...

Citi is reiterating its Hold rating and is also maintaining its $36 price target on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) as the company begins to heavily reinvest back into itself. Says Citi, in its report, “We are raising our F4Q11 EPS estimate to $0.39 (+5c) due to revised guidance. Additionally, we are...