Packaged Foods & Meats

Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) Reports EPS of $0.57 vs. $0.39 Estimate; Revenues $824M vs. $805.2M Estimate

As it happens this is the ideal week in which to discuss adding some defensive positions to your ETF portfolio and what better sector to do that with than consumer staples? Consumer staples aren't sexy, but they have risen to near legendary status as both shelter-from-the-storm and dividend plays...

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Shares of The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) are lower on the session by 0.71%, currently trading at $74.49. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...

J.P. Morgan increased its price target on Kellogg (NYSE: K) from $57 to $62, while reiterating an Overweight rating, in a research report published today. J.P. Morgan made an upgrade in spite of Kellogg missing its Q1 earnings per share target. In the report, J.P. Morgan States, "A rejuvenated U.S...

Hearing Chatter Walmart is Fighting with Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR) Over Pricing, May Lose Relationship With Walmart

Jefferies has modeled Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) F2Q EPS of $0.44, -5% Y/Y and just above $0.43 Street est. It expects very strong pork margins and favorable feed contracts to largely offset the continued margin pressure facing the chicken industry. Sticking with Jefferies margin resiliency thesis,...

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General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) reported its Q1 profit at $3.2 billion, or $1.77 per share, from $865 million, or $0.55 per share, in the year-earlier period. The latest quarter earnings included special items of $0.82 per share. The company's revenue surged to $36.2 billion, from $31.5 billion....

Smart Balance (NASDAQ: SMBL) Reports EPS of $0.06 vs. $0.05 Estimate; Revenues $59.7M vs. $64.75M Estimate

Deutsche Bank, which raised its PT on shares of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), is providing some color on the stock. “It is unclear whether ConAgra succeeds in its takeover of Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RAH) and at what price, but our view is that risk / reward skews more favorable,” Deutsche...

Large Cap Blend ETFs provide access to both growth and value stocks, looking for high returns while hedging that risk with more stable securities. Large Cap ETFs invest across the entire spectrum of the US market. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the US equity market are defined...

Sara Lee Corp (NYSE: SLE) swung to a profit in the fiscal third quarter. The company reported its quarterly earnings at $153 million, or $0.25 per share, versus a loss of $336 million, or $0.49 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's adjusted earnings from continuing operations came in at...

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) Reports EPS of $0.59 vs. $0.67 Estimate; Revenues $493.5M vs. $487.24M Estimate

Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE) Reports EPS of $0.17 vs. $0.14 Estimate; Revenues $388.5M vs. $392.07M Estimate