Packaged Foods & Meats

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced that the Company will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index, effective at the start of trading on Friday, May 27, 2011. The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest non-financial stocks on the NASDAQ stock market.

Shares of Campbell Soup Co (NYSE: CPB) gained about 0.1% after the company reported higher FQ3 profit on Monday. Campbell reported its FQ3 net income at $187 million, or $0.57 per share, up from $168 million, or $0.49 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged to $1.81 billion from $1....

Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) reported earnings this morning that beat Wall Street estimates, but shares are down on a weak equity market open. The company reported earnings of 57 cents per share on revenues of $1.81 billion, better than Wall Street estimates of 52 cents per share on $1.81 billion...

According to J.P. Morgan, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) this morning reported adjusted earnings for its third fiscal (April) quarter of $0.57, ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.52 and its estimate of $0.53. J.P. Morgan said that While CPB beat consensus estimates this quarter, the...

Perry Ellis International Inc (NASDAQ: PERY) reported upbeat quarterly results and lifted its earnings guidance for the year. Perry Ellis reported its Q1 net income at $15.4 million, or $0.99 per share, up from $11.2 million, or $0.81 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, PERY's...

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today announced it amended and restated its existing credit facility. The new credit agreement is a five-year, $500 million senior unsecured revolving loan facility with two, one-year extension options. Under the new credit facility, Flowers may request to increase...

Campbell Soup Co (NYSE: CPB) reported higher FQ3 profit on Monday. Campbell reported its FQ3 net income at $187 million, or $0.57 per share, up from $168 million, or $0.49 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged to $1.81 billion from $1.80 billion. Campbell's gross-profit margin...

In a report released Friday, Deutsche Bank commented on Heinz (NYSE: HNZ). In the report, Deutsche Bank was positive in its assessment of the company. Deutsche Bank writes, "We retain our BUY rating based on emerging mkt. exposure, leading share in selected US/EU products, productivity and...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We've modeled an F2Q EPS loss of $0.57 (Street at $0.84 loss) and we're sticking with our thesis that F1Q11 represented the margin trough point. We continue to think...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as sovereign debt worries hit Europe. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 124 points to 12,342.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 13.50 points to 1,314.30. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 24.25 points to 2,319.25. US stocks closed...

China Sunergy Co Ltd (NASDAQ: CSUN) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.12 on revenue of $191.79 million. Perry Ellis International Inc (NASDAQ: PERY) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.99 per share on revenue of $277.07 million. GT Solar International Inc (NASDAQ: SOLR) is estimated...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc (NYSE: KKD) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.09 on revenue of $96.55 million. KKD shares closed at $6.40 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) to have earned $0.52 per...

This week, quarterly results are due from Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) and Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), which are expected to report that earnings are lower than they were a year ago. From AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), DSW (NYSE: DSW), H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL),...

Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) are higher on the session by 1.56%, trading at $18.85. Overall call volume is now running at 5.94x the daily average, with 89% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 10,736 contracts have traded on the session so far. Tyson Foods, Inc. is a meat...

Gabelli is out with its report today on Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Gabelli writes, "Flowers continues generate industry-leading sales growth and profits as the company expands into new territories, introduces new products, grows market share, while...