Soft Drinks

J.P. Morgan is lowering its Q4 EPS estimate on shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CCE) from $0.30 to $0.28.

Citigroup announced this morning that it is raising its PT on Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) from $65 to $72.

We currently reiterate our Neutral recommendation on PepsiCo. (PEP). New York-based PepsiCo's core earnings advanced to $1.22 per share in the quarter from $1.09 registered in the year-ago period, in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The year-over-year growth reflects the acquisition of...

We currently reiterate our Neutral recommendation on PepsiCo. (PEP). New York-based PepsiCo's core earnings advanced to $1.22 per share in the quarter from $1.09 registered in the year-ago period, in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The year-over-year growth reflects the acquisition of...

Cusick's Corner The market stayed in this consolidative grind going into the After Hours. It was a fair and orderly Quad Witching, leaving us all with a lot of decisions to make over the weekend and into the holiday week. Right now the market is clearly stuck with overhead resistance in place, SPX...

Shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) are higher on the session by 1.75%, trading at $37.76. Overall call volume is now running at 25.24x the daily average, with 56% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 7,018 contracts have traded on the session so far. Dr Pepper Snapple Group...

They said the bottled water industry was in trouble… First, it was health and environmental issues, including what to do with the used plastic. Then the global recession hit and people really started to bash the business. Everyone expected cash-strapped consumers to turn to the tap for their...

Shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE: CCE) rose about 1% after the company projected its adjusted 2010 earnings of $1.74 to $1.78 per share. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $1.79 per share. Coca-Cola Enterprises announced its plans to repurchase $200 million in stock by the year-...

SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) is up slightly today, gaining about 0.5%, but it was a much more high flying stock just a few short days ago. The company, which went public on November 3, makes soda machines which allows the consumer to replace buying bottles of Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Coke (...

Deutsche Bank is raising its Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CCE) 2011 EPS (from $1.87 to $1.95) based on a 1% increase to revenue growth and margin leverage, and rolling out a 2012 estimate of $2.12 (8.7% growth). “Our DCF value rises from $24 to $26/share, which slightly increases target...

Some things we learned as children: “There is no such thing as free money.” “If you see something that looks too good to be true (especially in options trading), it probably is!” “A little intelligence is a dangerous thing.” I am compelled to warn readers about a trap I have seen too many option...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS), in order to promote its non-cola, flavored brand Sun Drop, teamed up with MTVN Music Group, a division of Viacom Inc.'s (VIA) MTV Networks. The multi-year contract aims not only to promote and distribute the brand nationwide but offer new packaging graphics in...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Chromocell Corporation announced today that they are collaborating on flavor innovation research. This partnership agreement includes the discovery and development of sweetness enhancers, natural sweeteners and other flavor ingredients. This partnership is...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS), in order to promote its non-cola, flavored brand Sun Drop, teamed up with MTVN Music Group, a division of Viacom Inc.'s (VIA) MTV Networks. The multi-year contract aims not only to promote and distribute the brand nationwide but offer new packaging graphics in...

Investors are increasingly focused on Coca Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) option to buy the German bottling operation from Coca Cola Company (NYSE: KO), set at 18-39 months after KO's acquisition of CCE's North American operation was originally announced in February 2010. Goldman expects to hear more...