Soft Drinks

Below are the top mid-cap beverages-soft drinks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA (NYSE: CCH) had $765.87 million in total cash and $3.48 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) had $667.00...

Shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) are higher on the session by 1.10%, trading at $40.35. Overall call volume is now running at 30.81x the daily average, with 72% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 8,350 contracts have traded on the session so far. Dr. Pepper Snapple...

For the Beverage companies, in the two-week period ended May 31, 2011, “average short interest increased 15%,” Citi reports. “This compares to the NYSE, where short interest was up 2%,” Citi writes. “In the period, short interest rose most significantly at Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS...

Point Roberts, WA - June 9,2011 – Investorideas.com , a leader in sector research including water stocks issues a trading alert for water stocks June 9th. The snapshot also looks at two water companies focusing on the water- energy relationship and solutions. Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR)...

StifeL Nicolaus has raised the price targets on the following companies: Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) from $26 to $28, Buy Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) from $71 to $78, Buy Humana (NYSE: HUM) from $79 to $90, Buy

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) is “all good, but I sold it for my charitable trust. It's in too many businesses that are levered to autos, so I'm going to say sell, sell, sell until $33 or $34." Cramer believes that PPL Corp (NYSE...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Stephen Weiss said that he wants to take a short position in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 (ETF) (NYSE: TWM). He believes that the market will continue to trade lower, and the small cap stocks will lead the way. ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 (ETF) (TWM) gained 3.14%...

Morgan Stanley provided color on the Beverages sector. In an eternal struggle between Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Coke (NYSE: KO), Morgan Stanley prefers Pepsi at the moment. In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley states, "We continue to prefer OW rated Pepsi (our top pick on Morgan...

For all the controversy surrounding leveraged and inverse ETFs, it's almost unfathomable that any member of this sub-sector of the ETF universe could go unnoticed. The reality is plenty of nifty inverse and leveraged ETFs are not as popular as one might think and with the broader market fresh off...

Following yesterday's report that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is in talks to list on the Shanghai exchange, the company contacted Benzinga with a further comment. “We are interested in exploring the opportunity of listing our stock on the Shanghai Stock Exchange,” said Geoff Walsh, Coca-Cola's group...

Cusick's Corner This is not a healthy move in the market today -- the S&Ps broke Tuesday's lows. Technicians called yesterday's move a "hanging man" which is a confirmed bearish bar when the market the next day slices through the low of the previous day. The ISM could be the catalyst, showing...

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is negotiating with the Chinese government to list shares on the Shanghai exchange as it attempts to continue to grow in the country. KO will look to increase spending in China, where the company's Sprite is the top-selling soft drink. “We are interested in exploring the...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), initiating HANS at Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We are buyers of HANS share for three reasons: 1) Monster Energy brand winning market share in fastest growing beverage category, 2) we believe Monster is in...

Jefferies & Company has initiated Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) with a Hold rating and $45 price target.