Soft Drinks

Below are the top mid-cap beverages-soft drink stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE: CCE) is $6.52 billion. CCE's PEG ratio is 1.30. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) is...

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) plans to sell two of its brands - Long John Silver's and A&W - so that it can focus on expanding the remaining three brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in the U.S, China and other international markets. Louisville, Kentucky, based company acquired the two chains in...

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) plans to sell two of its brands - Long John Silver's and A&W - so that it can focus on expanding the remaining three brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in the U.S, China and other international markets. Louisville, Kentucky, based company acquired the two chains in 2002...

Citi Investment Research is initiating coverage on Hansen Natural Corp (NASDAQ: HANS) with a Hold rating and a $58 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "HANS underwent a period from 1992-2002 during which time the company was focused on natural soda and juice beverages,...

Below are the top beverages-brewer stocks on the NYSE in terms of PEG ratio. China New Borun Corporation (NYSE: BORN) has a PEG ratio of 0.26. BORN's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 21.09%. Fomento Economico Mexicano SA (NYSE: FMX) has a PEG ratio of 1.10. FMX's trailing-twelve-month...

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) lost some ground Tuesday following an analyst downgrade. RBC Capital cut its rating on the shares to “sector perform” from “outperform” and kept its 12-month price target at $19. The stock is currently trading around $17.50, so this target still allows for modest upside over...

Are we heading toward a new economic upheaval? That's the idea we get from the U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's expectation cited in Reuters last Thursday. According to Geithner, the federal government may knock the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by March 31. As the government's...

Are we heading toward a new economic upheaval? That's the idea we get from the U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's expectation cited in Reuters last Thursday. According to Geithner, the federal government may knock the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by March 31. As the government's...

J.P. Morgan is reducing estimates on Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) from $2.78 to $2.70 for 2011 and from $3.04 to $3.00 for 2012. “DPS recently issued an 8-K highlighting difficult cost inflation and correcting some information in an interview,” J.P. Morgan writes. “This comes as little...

The beverage market continues to expand as ready-to-drink teas, flavored waters, and sports drinks take center stage over the colas of the past. Cott Corporation (COT) is cashing in on the change in consumer preferences. Shares are still a value, trading at just 9.7x forward estimates. You might...

Below are the top beverages-soft drink stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Coca Cola Femsa SAB de CV (NYSE: KOF) for the March quarter is $1.18 per share. KOF's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 16.08%. Coca-Cola...

The beverage market continues to expand as ready-to-drink teas, flavored waters, and sports drinks take center stage over the colas of the past. Cott Corporation (COT) is cashing in on the change in consumer preferences. Shares are still a value, trading at just 9.7x forward estimates. You might...

It's a new year, and analysts are adjusting their opinions on stocks and sectors.  This week, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) expressed a bit of optimism on the newly resuscitated General Motors (NYSE:GM), initiating coverage on the stock with a “buy” rating. The covering analyst set a 12-month price...