Packaged Foods & Meats

Shares of ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) are higher on the session by 1.03%, currently trading at $22.64. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently consolidating around the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....

BOA Merrill Lynch has released a 2Q11 earnings preview for Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB). Shares are up by a dismal 1.6% since 1Q results were reported in November. Merrill Lynch analysts attribute this performance to three possible factors: a weak economy, broader secular shifts, or issues...

Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) are higher on the session by 1.59%, trading at $18.53. Overall call volume is now running at 2.35x the daily average, with 32% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 8,140 contracts have traded on the session so far. Tyson Foods, Inc. is a meat...

Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) today announced that the Company earned $0.50 per diluted share for the full year 2010, as compared to $1.38 per diluted share for the full year 2009. On an adjusted basis (as defined below), the Company earned $0.80 per diluted share for the full year 2010, compared...

Analysts at Goldman initiate coverage of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) with a “neutral” rating. The target price for HNZ is set to $50. HNZ shares fell 0.12% to close at $48.06 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.32 on revenue of $9.58 billion. Genzyme Corp (NASDAQ: GENZ) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.86 on revenue of $1.17 billion. Devon Energy Corp (NYSE: DVN) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $1.41 on revenue of $2.37 billion....

CNBC's Fast Money Tim Seymour suggested to the viewers of the show to consider a long position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) tomorrow. Ford Motor Company (F) gained 0.06% today, and it closed at $16.10. Guy Adami wants to buy J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) on Wednesday. J.C. Penney Company...

Among the biggest losing stocks during Tuesday's trading session are Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL). Marvell (MRVL) has been trending lower throughout the day after opening near the flatline....

Shares of Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE: DLM) are higher on the session by 0.26%, trading at $18.94. Overall call volume is now running at 93.75x the daily average, with 47% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,500 contracts have traded on the session so far. Del Monte Foods Company...

KeyBanc Capital is out with its report today on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), upgrading GMCR from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients KeyBanc Capital writes, "We are more positive on the sales outlook for GMCR owing to stronger than expected brewer sales in 1Q11 (December quarter)...

Below are the top small-cap food-major diversified stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC) is 14.82%. LANC's ROE for the same period is 21.82%. The trailing-twelve-month...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Hershey Foods (HSY) “goes higher.” He added, “It's a slow mover but I'm not abandoning it. They are bankable." For Alcatel Lucent (ALU), he said, "I think they have finally gotten it together. It works here." Cramer said that...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) was halted on Monday amid rumors that the company would announce a partnership with Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Apparently, the halt was caused by a circuit breaker. In either case, the market chatter has pushed GMCR around 5.5% higher to $45.80, another...

Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) are up strongly today, gaining 5% on a Reuters report that Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is in talks with the company about a potential tie up. Benzinga wrote an article earlier discussing a potential tie up between the two companies, and now it...

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