Packaged Foods & Meats

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, it previews F3Q11 earnings for General Mills (NYSE: GIS). Deutsche Bank said that, although questions around the Yoplait acquisition may raise near term concerns, its BUY opinion is based on leading share in many U.S. categories (cereal, refgd. dough, yogurt...

J.P. Morgan has issued a report on Heinz's (NYSE: HNZ) market presence in the emerging markets of Asia/Pacific. According to the report, "We recently spent time with Chris Warmoth, the always entertaining and peripatetic head of Heinz's Asia/Pacific unit. Warmoth's is a tale of two worlds – the...

JP Morgan has downgraded Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) from Overweight to Neutral and has lowered the price target from $38 to $34.

Analysts at Goldman upgrade Sanderson Farms Inc (NASDAQ: SAFM) from “sell” to “neutral.” The target price for SAFM has been raised from $39 to $43. SAFM shares gained 2.87% to close at $46.67 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Goldman downgrade Smithfield Foods Inc (NYSE: SFD) from “buy” to “neutral,” SFD shares rose 4.31% to close at $22.49 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $1.10 billion. TIF shares gained 1.09% to close at $57.29 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Feihe International Inc (NYSE: ADY) to...

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 3.00%. CALM's shares closed at $27.67 on Friday. Calavo Growers Inc (NASDAQ: CVGW) has a dividend yield of 2.70%. CVGW's shares closed at $21.00...

Feihe International Inc (NYSE: ADY) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.07 on revenue of $54.40 million. Jaguar Mining Inc (NYSE: JAG) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0.03 per share on revenue of $66.00 million. PDI Inc (NASDAQ: PDII) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.02 on revenue of...

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Near-nuclear disasters, ceasefires, several more days of triple-digit action on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and increased volatility on the S&P 500 have made this a week to remember. Or perhaps forget depending on what side of the fence you're on. Thank goodness it's Friday, but before we...

Shares of The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) are higher on the session by 1.53%, currently trading at $53.83. 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 calls on the name today...

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) announced this morning that it is in exclusive negotiations to buy a majority stake in French yogurt company Yoplait. It was first reported yesterday that General Mills was likely to emerge as the winning bidder for the 51% stake in the company, buying the stake from...

Deutsche Bank has issued a report reiterating the Buy Rating for Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE). According to the report, "Our opinion remains BUY seeing risk / reward skewed positively between both current valuation vs. future M&A optionality. Sara Lee is no longer the typical packaged food stock, as...

Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ: HOGS), a meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has priced a follow-on underwritten registered public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.10 per share. The total gross proceeds of the Offering to...

Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ: HOGS), a meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has priced a follow-on underwritten registered public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.10 per share. The total gross proceeds of the Offering to...