Soft Drinks

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests traders buy strangles on PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) to capture volatility. The Goldman analysts noted that PEP options among the cheapest in their universe and that they see the potential for greater volatility than what is...

At 10:25 am, the Dow dropped 0.35% to 11,938.29, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.31% to 1,286.80 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.44% to 2,705.46. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Recreational Vehicles: This industry jumped 2.68% by 10:25...

Here's my short setups that I'll be playing the closest attention to as the day wears on. CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) has a head and shoulders pattern along with a significant support level it is trying to break below at $16.69. Allied Nevada Gold (ANV) is another I like, but I want to...

Someone e-mailed me an article from Barrons: With cash pouring in, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may do something big this year -- maybe even pay a dividend. A flush Berkshire Hathaway is in its best shape ever and piling up cash so quickly that it could be sitting on close to $50 billion at...

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Nasdaq: COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the First Quarter of 2011 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on February 18, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Plexus Corp. (PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Wal-Mart, after the company announced it would be changing the way it stocks its shelves with food supplies, as well as impacting the diets of so many Americans. In the report, Sozzi writes, "While many food retailers are now...

In a research report published today, J.P. Morgan stated it expects PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) to have high single-digit core EPS growth. In the report, J.P. Morgan states, "We expect high single digit core EPS growth guidance from PEP when they report on February 10th, below the previous company guidance...

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...