Soft Drinks

CLSA has upgraded PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) from Underperform to Outperform and has raised the price target from $74 to $81.

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) released its first CSR report, Sustainability in Action a few weeks ago. The company, whose net sales totaled $5.6 billion last year, saved 12.5 million pounds of plastic last year by using more recycled PET and lighter packaging. DPS claims to have the lightest...

Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) shares are soaring today on heavier than normal volume, as the maker of Monster energy drinks continues to soar to new highs. The company hit a new 52 week high of $79.59 earlier in the session. At last check, shares of Hansen were trading at $78.50, up $...

Last week (6/16/11), PowerShares rebranded seven of the nine ETFs in its suite of “Dynamic” style box ETFs as “Fundamental Pure” style box ETFs.  For some reason, the PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB) and PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV) were excluded from this...

When it comes to international consumer staples ETFs, the iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples ETF (NYSE: KXI) is the big kahuna. KXI, which is nearly five years old, has $351.6 million in assets under management, giving it a dominant position in this niche of the ETF world. Well, as is often...

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) are higher on the session by 0.32%, trading at $75.21. Overall call volume is now running at 3.23x the daily average, with 40% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,446 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hansen Natural...

(TheStreet ) -- Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has rung the bell on a heavyweight battle against Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and its message couldn't be clearer: Quit messing with my aluminum price. The mega soft drink company has a big beef with Goldman, and it is letting Goldman know about it. As reported in...

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc (NASDAQ: USAP) shares rose 4.01% to create a new 52-week high of $42.28. Analysts at Davenport upgraded Universal Stainless & Alloy Products from “neutral” to “buy.” Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) shares gained 1.07% to create a new 52-...

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) are higher on the session by 0.69%, trading at $72.81. Overall call volume is now running at 10.74x the daily average, with 12% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 11,860 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hansen Natural...

Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) today announced its acquisition of Consolidated Petroleum, a private full service water pumping and delivery service company providing water transfer solutions to oil and gas customers engaged in hydraulic fracturing. CPI's primary operations are located in the...

Shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) are higher on the session by 1.59%, currently trading at $28.67. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short...

According to Deutsche Bank, Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) attended the DB consumer conference. Deutsche Bank said that CFO Marty Ellen focused on strategy to manage brand growth, improve efficiency, and maximize FCF. “Strategy is sound, industry reinvestment should help lift LRB volume, DPS...

According to Goldman Sachs, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) management announced today at the Beverage Digest (an industry trade publication) conference that the company will be launching Pepsi Next (60% lower calorie cola) in two test markets in July. Goldman Sachs said that management believes that this...

Warren Buffett mentions moats all the time in his talks and writings and emphasizes the importance of finding a company with moats. The thing is, I haven't come across anything specific from Buffett where he explains how to distinguish and categorize moats but The Little Book That Builds Wealth...

Rumors are circulating that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is going to come out with a competing product to Sodastream's (NASDAQ: SODA) home soda maker. This initially sent SODA shares down more than 6%, but they have bounced back to down just 3% amid heavy volume and volatility. The stock is currently...