Packaged Foods & Meats

Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) Reports EPS of $0.24 vs. $0.25 Estimate; Revenues $2.2B vs. $2.23B Estimate

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Kellogg (NYSE: K) from $57 to $62 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) from $23 to $28 and maintains its Hold rating.

Global X introduced a new ETF targeting the global food industry on May 3, and said it will donate all profits to help fight world hunger.  The Global X Food ETF (EATX) tracks the Solactive Global Food Index, consisting of the 50 largest global firms with significant business operations in the food...

Gainers: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) focused on providing consumer packaged goods is trading at a price of $66.47, a dramatic change of 1.16% from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from General Motors Co (NYSE: GM), same-store sales data and a meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB). Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 25 points to 12,647.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock...

Gainers: Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VSEA) a supplier of ion implantation systems is trading at a price of $61.36, a dramatic change of 51.32% from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 4.63B...

Courtesy of Sam Antar of White Collar Fraud Does anyone at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) know math or accounting? Seriously, does anyone in their accounting department know how to count the beans? On September 28, 2010, Green Mountain Coffee disclosed that the SEC started an...

Sara Lee Corp (NYSE: SLE) is estimated to post its Q3 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $2.23 billion. General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.93 on revenue of $35.59 billion. Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $1.20 per share on revenue of $2....

Below are the top farm products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) has a dividend yield of 6.60%. CALM's shares closed at $27.95 yesterday. Calavo Growers Inc (NASDAQ: CVGW) has a dividend yield of 2.70%. CVGW's shares closed at $19.42...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.93 on revenue of $35.59 billion. GM shares gained 0.97% to $33.36 in after-hours trading. JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ: JDSU) swung to a profit in the fiscal...

Cusick's Corner I wanted to discuss selling options in this afternoon's Corner. Generally speaking, option selling is a more aggressive strategy compared to option buying. The option seller has an obligation to buy or sell the security which can expose a trader to greater risk. Therefore, it is...

Swallowing pride is a lot harder than sipping a freshly brewed cup of Green Mountain Coffee – 20% hotter today. Here's a post byJason Merriam on Seeking Alpha, who's content to "gaze at the big ‘ol Green Mountain from a safe distance." - Ilene While pride can be hard to swallow at times, panning...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 'I Wouldn't Be Caught Dead With Silver Traders' On Tuesday night, some failed hedge fund manager suggested he wouldn't get any global-macro information from TheStreet. Well, I can tell you he has been hit over...

Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH) today announced that its board of directors has unanimously determined that the unsolicited non-binding proposal by ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) announced today is not in the best interests of shareholders. The board of directors rejected the proposal after careful...