Packaged Foods & Meats

Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that you shouldn't buy Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), because it had a huge run recently. Dean Foods Company (DF) gained 0.22%, and it closed at $13.51. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) is a good speculative stock, and Cramer wants...

Kraft (NYSE: KFT) Foods Global, Inc. will pay $8.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by 124 families in Attica, Indiana, who alleged that pollution from a local Kraft-owned factory contaminated the air and water inside their homes. Under the terms of the agreement, Kraft is also...

Sodastream International (NASDAQ: SODA) soared more than 20% last Wednesday after the company reported better than expected earnings. After consolidating for the last few trading days, SODA is breaking out again. The stock has jumped 3.62% to $56.36. Volume is starting to pick up and around 1...

Shares of Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB) are higher on the session by 0.39%, currently trading at $13.98. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the...

Shares of Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB) are trading higher on the session by 0.39%, at $13.98. With shares hovering around the $14.00 level, you have to wonder where they could be heading next… Bulls: bulls will note that the $14.00 level is a major resistance come support level....

Shares of Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM) are higher on the session by 1.07%, currently trading at $46.48. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...

Shares of Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) are higher on the session by 0.67%, trading at $35.18. Overall put volume is now running at 2.90x the daily average, with 1% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,517 contracts have traded on the session so far. Campbell Soup Company...

According to Jefferies, Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM) reported an F2Q operating loss of $0.56, a smaller loss than $0.84 Street expectation and in line with our $0.57. Jefferies said that COGS was 100% of sales in the quarter, driven by a 2% Y/Y increase in chicken prices and a previously...

Gabelli is out with its report today on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Gabelli writes, "As we look toward the company's July analyst meeting, we expect management to walk through its plans to revitalize soup, including additional new product introductions,...

Medtronic Inc (NYSE: MDT) reported a 19% drop in its fourth quarter net income on Tuesday. Medtronic reported its Q4 profit at $776 million, or $0.72 per share, down from $954 million, or $0.86 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding restructuring and other costs of $198 million, Medtronic's...

J.P. Morgan commented on Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM) in a report released yesterday. In the report, J.P. Morgan was not positive in its assessment of the company. J.P. Morgan writes, "Sanderson Farms this morning reported a $(0.74) fiscal second quarter, or $(0.56) excluding an inventory write-...

FBR Capital upgraded Gentiva Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: GTIV) from “underperform” to “market perform.” GTIV's shares closed at $23.91 yesterday. GTIV's PEG ratio is 0.60. Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) from “underperform” to “neutral.” CPB's shares closed at...

Credit Suisse has issued the following rating changes: Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) upgraded from Underperform to Neutral, PT raised from $32 to $35 East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) downgraded from Outperform to Neutral, PT lowered from $22 to $21

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), updating its FY11 EPS estimate. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes," We raise our FY11 EPS estimate from $2.40 to $2.47. Our FY11 estimates are predicated on sales growth of +0.3% (incl...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), reiterating Underweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We reiterate our Underweight rating on Campbell following F3Q11 results. While results exceeded expectations, it was due to lower SG&A and better...