4 Consumer Staples for Earnings Beats - Earnings ESP
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 25, 11:19AM CDT
These stocks remain well positioned in today’s market environment.
2 Reasons a SodaStream Takeover Won't Happen
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 25, 9:22AM CDT
Will the U.S. stock market improve on yesterday's record high to end the week? Not if this morning's action is any indication, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.36% and 0.65%, respectively, at...
Is SodaStream going private?
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 24, 5:57PM CDT
The maker of home carbonated beverage machines is in talks with an investment firm in a deal that would value it at $828 mil or $40 a share, according to Bloomberg, which added that "several private-equity funds" have been eyeing SodaStream (SODA)...
Did SodaStream Finally Fizz Out?
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 24, 2:07PM CDT
According to a report from Bloomberg , SodaStream is in talks to go private. The report cites insiders and claims that a private equity firm is set to offer $40 a share for the fizz-your-own company. That would be about a 20% increase to the...
Video: SodaStream A Buyout Target Amid Keurig-Coke Pact
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 24, 12:33PM CDT
SodaStream (SODA) is reportedly in talks with an investment firm about going private, as the company continues to attract interest amid growing demand for custom-made drinks. The maker of home carbonated beverage machines is in talks with an...
Will Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Keep the Earnings Streak Alive? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 23, 5:00PM CDT
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Jul 24.
Uptrend Call Working As Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Stock Rises 18.7% (GMCR)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 23, 11:07AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) on May 8th, 2014 at $102.24. In approximately 3 months, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has returned 18.67% as of today's recent price of $121.32.
How Warren Buffett Defied Popular Thinking on Risk
Isaac Pino, CPA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 8:30AM CDT
Warren Buffett was not the first great thinker to the utter the words in the quote shown above. A variation of the quote was first attributed the British philosopher Carveth Read and then to the famous 20 th -century economist John Maynard Keynes. ...
The Business Behind Keurig and Where It's Heading
William Bias, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 3:16PM CDT
Investors in Keurig Green Mountain have seen a total year-to-date return of 64% versus 9% for the S&P 500. Some of the catalysts for this include investments from beverage giant Coca-Cola which provide Keurig with the capital to develop the...
Fair-Trade Coffee Wins Over Starbucks, Keurig, but Fails Coffee Producers
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 5:00AM CDT
While fair-trade-certified products are increasingly gaining the support of big-league brands, poor coffee growers continue to earn a pittance.
Oil Dominates; Keurig, Constellation Near Buy Points
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Jul 21, 5:51PM CDT
Notable names dropping out of the Big Cap 20 this week include Biogen (BIIB) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), while new entrants include Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Magna International (MGA). Oil and gas continue to dominate this week's list,...
4 Things You Look for in Coca-Cola’s Earnings Call
William Bias, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 9:06AM CDT
Source: Motley Fool Flickr On July 23, beverage giant Coca-Cola will hold its 2 nd quarter earnings call. While investors should always take a long-term view when evaluating a company for investment, it's important for investors to review a...
Technical Coverage on Packaged Foods and Meats Equities -- Kellogg, Hillshire Brands, General Mills, Campbell Soup, and Keurig Green Mountain
PR Newswire - Mon Jul 21, 7:50AM CDT
On Friday, July 18, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,432.15, up 1.57%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 0.73% higher at 17,100.18, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,978.22, up 1.03%. The gains were broad based as all the ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector Index ended the day at 464.44, up 0.98%, while the index has declined 0.30% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), The Hillshire Brands Company (NYSE: HSH), General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS), Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), and Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
How Coca-Cola Stock Will Satisfy Investors' Thirst for Profit
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 5:00AM CDT
On the basis of long-term margin expansion and 3% to 4% volume growth, these shares should trade at $46 by the end of the year.
A Fool Looks Back
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 11:00AM CDT
Amazon.com can finally point to its Kindle storefront as the Netflix of books. The leading online retailer introduced Kindle Unlimited on Thursday, a smorgasbord of e-books and digital audiobooks that bibliophiles can check out for $9.99 a...
Coca-Cola Company Earnings: What's Next for the Beverage Giant?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 18, 9:15AM CDT
Source: KB35 , Flickr. On Tuesday, Coca-Cola will release its quarterly report, and investors have started to have glimmers of hope that the worst might finally be behind the soft drink giant. Without the diversification that rival PepsiCo...
Cafe Bustelo® And Keurig Green Mountain Brew Up Single Cup Partnership
PR Newswire - Fri Jul 18, 8:07AM CDT
Get a perfectly brewed cafecito-style beverage in less than a minute! Cafe Bustelo® is excited to partner with Keurig Green Mountain (Keurig) to produce K-Cup® packs with its classic rich full-bodied flavor that stands up to milk and sugar, like no other. Cafe Bustelo K-Cup packs are now available in two varieties where you buy groceries.
Video: One-Cup Coffee King Keurig Brews Big Plans
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 17, 12:20PM CDT
Patent expiration often heralds slower growth for innovative firms. Such has been the case with Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR), which sells single-cup coffee brewers along with single portion K-cups of their own and licensed brands of coffee. The...
Have Keurig Green Mountain Shorts Been Proved Wrong?
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 8:00AM CDT
David Einhorn is deep in the red on his Keurig Green Mountain short sale. The famed short-seller caused Keurig shares to fall 10% on the day he shared his short thesis on the company in 2011. The company traded below $20 per share in mid-2012, and...
A Key Test Is Coming for Coke and Pepsi. Here's What You Need to Know
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 5:00PM CDT
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are known to have strong beverage franchises that carry significant pricing power. In theory, pricing power should shield them from competitive threats -- and even mitigate losses from industrywide declines in demand. Both...