Soft Drinks

Morgan Stanley is reiterating its Overweight rating on PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) after bullish management meetings, which reinforced its belief that there is high EPS visibility that Pepsi can at least meet (or beat) 2011 EPS guidance. Given recent negative EPS revisions and attractive valuation, Morgan...

We looked for safe, plodding high-yielders of all sizes with an ability to maintain and grow dividends. These are the reliable oxen we came up with to ensure prosperity in 2011: Coca-Cola Company (KO): Coke has paid dividends since 1893. Right now, the yield is 2.9%. Recorded investors on March 15...

Just a couple of weeks after Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) completed the buy of King Pharmaceuticals, it has to recall a painkiller because of formulation problems. With these headaches, Pfizer better hope it has some laying around to help ease the pain. Visa (NYSE: V) announced yesterday that it is working...

Diet Coke (NYSE: KO) has passed Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) as the number two soft drink in the U.S. Shares of Coca-Cola are up 89 cents to $62.49, a gain of 1.44%, while shares of Pepsi are up 74 cents to $63.05, a gain of 1.2%.

Morgan Stanley is raising its PT on shares of Coca-Cola Femsa (NYSE: KOF) from $67 to $72. Coca-Cola Femsa currently trades at 74.90.

Sydney, Mar 16, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) said today that the group of seven NHS trusts in England, known as the iSOFT 7, will extend their agreements for patient and clinical management systems for five years, in deals totalling GBP12.6 million (A$20.2 million). The...

Sydney, Mar 16, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - Two NHS trusts in Yorkshire have renewed contracts with iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) for patient administration systems (PAS) in deals that include new HP hardware and total GBP5.4 million. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has extended its contract for...

Citigroup is out with a research report this afternoon, where it reiterates its Hold/Low Risk rating on PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP); it has a $67.00 price target on the stock. The Citi analysts cited the company's recent 10-k, noting that in 2010, PEP generated positive free cash flow of $5.2 billion in...

Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 totaled $14.3 million compared with $8.7 million for the same year-ago period. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010...

Below are the top beverages-brewers stocks on the NYSE in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Boston Beer Company Inc (The) (NYSE: SAM) for the next year ending December, 2012 is $4.35 per share. SAM's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 27.29%. Compania Cervecerias...

In a report published by Goldman Sachs, Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS) is downgraded to Neutral. Goldman Sachs said that it is downgrading shares of HANS from Buy to Neutral in conjunction with reinstating Sara Lee (SLE) with a Buy rating. “We continue to remain constructive on the HANS story long-...

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SWHC) was downgraded by Merriman from "buy" to "neutral." SWHC's shares closed at $3.89 yesterday. SWHC's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -17.01%. Morgan Stanley downgraded AutoNation Inc (NYSE: AN) from “overweight” to “underweight.” AN's stock closed...

Analysts at Goldman downgrade Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for HANS is set to $60. HANS shares closed at $56.37 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Jones Soda Co. (NASDAQ: JSDA), today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $1.8 million, or ($0.06) per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, a 59% improvement from the fourth quarter 2009 net loss of $4.5 million,...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) today announced that Larry Young, DPS president and CEO, and Marty Ellen, chief financial officer, will present at the annual Consumer Analyst Group Europe (CAGE) conference at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 30.