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Schwab and Vanguard Small Cap ETFs Outperformed More Liquid iShares ETFs
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 2:25pm | 882U.S. small cap stocks have been doing well recently. In fact, small cap blend (IWM) has a 24.15% 52-week return. Only the Smallcap Growth (IWO) and Midcap Growth (IWP) have the higher 52-week returns. For more detailed performance, please refer to here. Smallcap Blend (IWM) is now ranked as...
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Heinz Declares Quarterly Dividend
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 10:17am | 61The H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) announced today that its Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on both common and preferred stock. 45 cents per share on the Company's 25 cent par value Common Stock payable on April 10, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March...
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Citi Maintains Buy on SunOpta (STKL)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 9:36am | 126Citi is out with its report today on SunOpta (NASDAQ: STKL), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We believe n-t rev momentum combined w/solid positioning heading into ‘11 should result in solid stock outperformance. STKL trades at 15x C11 EPS vs. the natural food group at 26x, yet...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (TSCO, TSN, JCI, DX)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 8:20am | 149Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) was upgraded by RW Baird from "neutral" to "outperform." TSCO's shares closed at $54.23 yesterday. Tractor Supply's PEG ratio is 1.27. Deutsche Bank upgraded Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) from “hold” to “buy.” TSN's shares closed at $18.80 yesterday. Tyson Foods...
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades Tyson Foods To Buy, PT To $22
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 7:26am | 29Deutsche Bank has upgraded Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) from Hold to Buy and raises the price target from $20 to $22.
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US Stock Futures Slightly Up After Prior Session's Rally, Crude Oil Futures Drop To $104.82 Per Barrel
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 6:31am | 569US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, after the prior session's rally. Oil futures dropped to $104.82 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 27 points to 12,226.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 2.40 points to 1,322.50. Nasdaq 100 futures rose...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Meat Products Industry With The Highest EPS (SEB, TSN, HRL, SFD)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 2:43am | 150Below are the top mid-cap meat product stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Seaboard Corporation (AMEX: SEB) is $157.10. SEB's revenue for the same period is $4.14 billion. The trailing-twelve-month earnings...
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Stocks To Watch For March 9 (JAS, DMND, CWTR, SAM, AEO)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 2:04am | 307Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Jo-Ann Stores Inc (NYSE: JAS) to report its Q4 EPS at $1.53 on revenue of $626.38 million. JAS shares gained 0.16% to close at $60.90 yesterday. Diamond Foods Inc (NASDAQ: DMND) reported its Q2 earnings at $19.7...
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Fast Money Pops & Drops, March 8th (BWLD, S, HIBB, DKS, EXPE, PHM, DMND)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 8:41pm | 390Joe Terranova said on CNBC's Fast Money that he likes Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) story, but he wouldn't buy it at its current price. He would buy this stock below $50. Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) gained 4.03% today, and it closed at $53.49. Carter Worth thinks that you should sell Sprint...
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Diamond Foods Reports EPS of $0.91 vs. $0.89; Revenues $257.60M vs. $265.13M
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 4:03pm | 178Diamond Foods, Inc.(Nasdaq: DMND) today reported record sales growth and a more than doubling of earnings in its second quarter of fiscal 2011. The company is increasing full-year non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) guidance by $0.02 to a range of $2.45 to $2.51, while at the same time increasing...
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Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate That Cadbury Will Acquire (HSY) at $75.00 a share
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 1:07pm | 20Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate That Cadbury Will Acquire (HSY) at $75.00 a share..
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Lifeway Foods Receives FDA Warning Letter
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 9:48am | 46Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) receives FDA warning letter regarding Lifeway Kefir, Lifeway ProBoost, BioKefir Blackberry, and ProBugs Goo-Berry Pie products. The letter states that marketing of the products violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Richard K. Smucker to Become the Sole Chief Executive Officer of The J. M. Smucker Company
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 9:04am | 147The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) today announced several executive appointments by its Board of Directors that are consistent with the Company's long-term succession planning and development of family leadership. Effective August 16, 2011, Richard K. Smucker will become the sole Chief...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (QCOM, HOGS, ICE, BBBY)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 8:23am | 141QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) was downgraded by BMO Capital from "outperform" to "market perform." QCOM's shares closed at $57.58 yesterday. QUALCOMM's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 7.43%. Roth Capital downgraded Zhongpin Inc (NASDAQ: HOGS) from “buy” to “neutral.” HOGS' stock closed at $18....
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US Stock Futures Up As Crude Oil Futures Decline Marginally From 29-Month Highs, Urban Outfitters Down In Pre-Market Trading
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 6:35am | 546US stock futures are higher this morning, as crude-oil prices declined marginally from 29-month highs. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 46 points to 12,124.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 6.30 points at 1,315.40. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 7.50 points to 2,332....