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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 7
Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 2:02pm | 898Read More...The new earnings season gets underway this week, with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) on deck Tuesday and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Friday. By and large, analysts expect to see year-over-year growth in per-share earnings for the quarter from both of these S&P 500...
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Food and Beverage Picks for 2013: Constellation Brands and Kraft Foods
Friday, January 4, 2013 - 9:14am | 556Read More...Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's "2013 Food and Beverage Year Ahead" report is out. The analyst was looking for stocks of well-positioned companies with products that are protected from consumer weakness or those with strong franchises in developing markets. Among its top stocks picks for this...
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Barron's Recap (10/6/12): Out of the Storm
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 6:33am | 865Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: a profile of fund manager Neuberger Berman, the prospects for Viacom, Brink's and closed-end funds, and takeaways from last week's presidential debate. Cover Story "Fair Winds Ahead" by Michael Santoli. Asset manager Neuberger Berman was tied to Lehman...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 1
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 6:53am | 880Read More...October marks a new month and a new quarter. Autumn is underway, and here is a look at what analysts expect to see from this week's quarterly reports from Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Marriott International (NYSE: MAR), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS)....
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Constellation Brands to Purchase Remaining Interest in Crown Imports for $1.85 Billion
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 8:18am | 397Read More...Crown Imports is slated to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ). The U.S. import beer business is currently divided between Constellation Brands, which owns 50 percent of the firm, and Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V., which owns the other 50 percent. The 50-50 joint...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 25 (MON, NKE, GIS)
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:17am | 941Read More...This week, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike will step into the earnings spotlight. All three of these companies are forecast to report earnings growth. Below is a day-by-day rundown of what analysts expect from the week's most prominent quarterly reports. Monday Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), an...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 2 (KMX, MON, STZ)
Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 10:15am | 906Read More...A new calendar quarter has begun, but the new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) reports its first-quarter results on April 10, followed shortly thereafter by reports from JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). This week, the most prominent reports will come from...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 2
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 6:41am | 930Read More...The week (and the new year) will start off quietly, as far as quarterly reports are concerned. Things will pick up a little steam later in the week as Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) each step into...
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Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm | 932Read More...A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Diageo and National Beverages to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 6:56am | 369Read More...Lots of stocks hit 52-week highs yesterday as the markets rose. Among them were Diageo (NYSE: DEO), maker of Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Guinness, and National Beverage (NASDAQ: FIZZ), whose brands include Shasta, EverFresh and LaCroix. Their share prices reached $85.88 and $17.13 per share,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 3
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 10:00am | 977Read More...Though the calendar page has turned, things will be fairly quiet again this week on the earnings front. The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on October 10, followed shortly thereafter by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM). This...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Neutral on Constellation Brands
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 8:19am | 111Read More...J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We rate STZ Neutral at 10.6x consensus NTM estimates. Based on the current multiple and projected flat-to-LSD EPS growth, we think valuation is fair. Our...
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Goldman Sachs Comments On 1QFY12 Results For Constellation Brands
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 9:41am | 89Read More...According to Goldman Sachs, Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) reports its 1QFY12 EPS on Thursday June 30. Goldman Sachs said that it expects a relatively soft quarter as its EPS estimate of 35c is below consensus of 38c and down 10% versus a year ago. “We lower our 1QFY12 EPS by 2c to 35c to...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 27
Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 9:56am | 1012Read More...As the calendar quarter winds down this week, S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results include Family Dollar Stores, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike. Analysts on average are expecting to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them. Here are the consensus per-share...
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Morgan Stanley Reports Constellation Brands Remains Equal-Weight
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 9:35am | 150Read More...According to Morgan Stanley, Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) hosted an analyst meeting yesterday, during which the company gave a bullish presentation highlighting that they were well positioned to benefit from improving alcohol industry trends. Morgan Stanley said that there was not much new...
