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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 26
Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 2:19pm | 934While the holiday season is in full swing now, the earnings season is winding down. Perhaps the most prominent quarterly reports on this week's schedule those from Kroger, the country's largest grocery store chain, and Tiffany, the iconic purveyor of luxury goods. The consensus forecasts of...
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Coffee Stocks That Might Have Bottomed (GMCR, PEET, SBUX)
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 9:39am | 681This time a year ago, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) was on a tear, hitting new multiyear highs throughout July. But 2012 has not been as kind to the stock. Shares were trading at 52-week lows last month. Social Market Analytics (SMA) examined the specialty coffee roaster and...
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Barron's Recap (5/19/12): Dalio's World and the Einhorn Effect
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:53am | 944This weekend in Barron's online: Hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio's thoughts on the troubles in Europe, the effect of comments made by David Einhorn, and the consequences of the Facebook IPO flop. Cover Story "Ray Dalio's World" by Sandra Ward. Ray Dalio, fabled hedge-fund manager, is the head of...
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Starbucks Earnings Preview: Room to Rise?
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 9:26am | 713Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, January 26, after the closing bell. Shares have been reaching new 52-week highs pretty much since the company posted record numbers in its third-quarter report. How much further could another positive...
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Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm | 932A 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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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 7
Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 12:19pm | 885Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...
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Abyss Trade – GMCR
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 2:37am | 136I'm starting a new category on zentrader and it's going to document a very specific sort of trade…it's called the ABYSS Trade. Essentially it's focusing on recent momentum stocks that have had a significant correction, but have not violated any critical technical levels. I'll be looking to pick up...
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Nine Beverage Stocks for a Thirsty Portfolio
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:17am | 836A thirsty portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these beverage stocks. All have had healthy momentum over the past year, though some have stumbled a bit with the recent market swings. Coffee Stocks Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) is up about 160% from a year ago,...
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Nine Dividend Payers Up More Than 30% in 90 Days
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 1:28pm | 915With the stock markets wildly up and down this week (like a hooker's drawers, according to the New York Post), it can be hard to figure out which stocks are doing well. Here is a quick look as some dividend paying stocks that are up more than 30% over the past three months. Central Vermont Public...
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Green Moutain Coffee and Peet's Coffee to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 8:46am | 511Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) and Peet's Coffee and Tea (NASDAQ: PEET) both reached new multiyear highs of $111.42 and $63.48 per share, respectively, in Wednesday's trading session. Green Mountain posted better-than-expected earnings recently, driven by strong results from the...
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UPDATE: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Raises PO on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to $105
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 8:37am | 110Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), raising its PO from $90 to $105. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "We expect GMCR to carry strong sales momentum into FY12 as consumer interest is accelerating,...
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Twelve ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:56am | 874First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...
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KeyBanc Capital Upgrades Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to Buy (GMCR)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 10:55am | 156KeyBanc Capital is out with its report today on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), upgrading GMCR from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients KeyBanc Capital writes, "We are more positive on the sales outlook for GMCR owing to stronger than expected brewer sales in 1Q11 (December quarter)...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Green Mountain Coffee To $46
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 8:32am | 30Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) from $37 to $46 and maintains its Overweight rating.