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Don't Brush Off An Opportunity To Buy Colgate-Palmolive Right Now
Monday, September 25, 2017 - 11:48am | 370Morgan Stanley said in a note, with Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL), it sees a rare opportunity to buy a well-positioned business at valuation level close to structurally less attractive peers. The firm noted that the stock of the company has underperformed due to its transitory top-line...
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Dr Pepper, Church & Dwight: A Household-Name Pair Trade
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 1:20pm | 459Morgan Stanley advocated a pair trade in Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), and accordingly upgraded the shares of the former and downgraded the shares of the latter. Similar On Many Counts Analysts Dara Mohsenian, Bob Doctor and Filippo Falorni...
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Morgan Stanley Resumes Coverage On Coty, Says Storyline Is Priced Into Current Valuation
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 9:56am | 375Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian believes that the weak positioning of Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) within the beauty industry, along with high execution risks, are already priced into the valuation discount of the stock, compared to its CPG peers. Mohsenian re-initiated coverage of the company...
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The Top-Line Growth Story For E.L.F. Is A Thing Of Beauty
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 11:18am | 400Morgan Stanley has started coverage of e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) with an Equal-Weight rating and $28 price target, as it believes the company’s growth potential is already priced in to its valuation. The brokerage expects revenue growth of 19 percent CAGR between 2015 and 2020, driven by...
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Constellation Brands Is Morgan Stanley's Top Pick In Beverage
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:17pm | 147On Wednesday, Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ) announced better-than-anticipated earnings at $1.77 per share (consensus $1.65) and announced plans to add Utah’s High West Distillery to the company portfolio. On Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian maintained an Overweight...
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Expect A Big Day For Pepsi's Stock
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 8:45am | 339Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian believes PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) shares are likely to see a positive reaction following the company’s robust Q3 results and raised FY guidance. Mohsenian maintained an Overweight rating on the company, with a $121 price target. Related Link:...
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Procter & Gamble's Bull-Case Arguments Are 'Overblown'
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 8:12am | 307Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian believes that while Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG)'s shares do not appear compelling at present, lower-than-peer organic sales growth would limit multiple expansion going forward. The analyst maintained an Equal-Weight rating on the company, with a...
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Overweight Estee Lauder, Underweight Brown-Forman: Morgan Stanley's Pair Trade Scenario
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 8:56am | 316Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian maintained an Overweight rating for Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL), with a price target of $105. He recommended switching to the company’s stock from Underweight-rated Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF-B) Estee Lauder and Brown-Forman made a...
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Constellation Brands' Expectations Are Too Low
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 11:32am | 636Morgan Stanley continues to like Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) as its top pick in beverages, as it believes the market is not appropriately discounting the company's strong long-term growth prospects in the beer market. Analyst Dara Mohsenian expects beer revenue upside versus consensus,...
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Morgan Stanley Sees Weak Fundamentals In Coty, Downgrades Stock To Underweight
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 9:11am | 292Shares of Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) have been rising steadily in 2015 and are up 40 percent year-to-date. Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian downgraded the rating on the company from Equal-Weight to Underweight, while maintained a price target of $26. Investors are likely to start valuing...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Blue Buffalo, Names 'Top Pick'
Monday, October 12, 2015 - 8:12am | 304Shares of Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUFF) have declined 31.14 percent over the past three months, touching a low of $17.11 on October 6. Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian has upgraded the company from Equal-weight to Overweight, while maintaining a price target of $24....
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Why Pepsi Is Morgan Stanley's Top Mega-Cap Pick
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 10:51am | 334PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) shares have appreciated 3 percent since July 7, despite plummeting below the $90 mark in August. Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian maintained an Overweight rating for the company, with a price target of $110. Mohsenian expects the discount in PepsiCo’s...
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New Strategy, Resumed Coverage On Coty
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 8:28am | 320Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) has seen a more than 45 percent increase in its share price year-to-date. Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian has initiated coverage of Coty with an Equal-Weight rating and price target of $31. The company’s has signed a definitive agreement with Procter...
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Procter & Gamble's Discount Expected To Continue
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 8:25am | 305Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) have declined 23.51 percent year-to-date. Morgan Stanley’s Dara Mohsenian reinitiated coverage of Procter & Gamble with an Equal-Weight rating and $78 price target. The stock has significantly underperformed down to all-time lows....
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Don't Jump Into Blue Buffalo
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 8:38am | 335In a report published Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian initiated coverage of Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUFF) with an Equal-weight rating and $29 price target. The analyst believes that Blue Buffalo's peer-leading long-term return and EPS growth profile, as well as...