Kraft posts
FeedPosted Dec 1st 2010 1:30PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Good news, Starbucks (SBUX), China, Options, Technical Analysis, Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)

Starbucks (
SBUX -
option chain) shares are rising today after the company's CEO, Howard Schultz spoke at a conference about how
SBUX is planning to buy other firms to help increase its sales of products in grocery stores. SBUX recently
scrapped a contract with Kraft (
KFT), who had previously provided Starbucks products to grocery stores. SBUX thinks the consumer packaged goods business should grow faster than its retail cafes. Investors are also enthused about
the company's plan to expand its Chinese presence. by If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on SBUX.
SBUX opened this morning at $31.01. So far today the stock has hit a low of $20.95 and a high of $31.79. As of 12:10, SBUX is trading at $31.78 up $1.18 (3.8%). The chart for SBUX looks neutral and
S&P gives SBUX a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.
Continue reading Starbucks CEO Outlines Acquisition Plans
Posted Nov 5th 2010 3:30PM by Mark Fightmaster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Starbucks (SBUX), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
It appears that there is some trouble brewing in the agreement between Starbucks (SBUX) and Kraft (KFT). As part of the agreement, Kraft distributed Starbucks bagged coffee and the Seattle's Best brand in supermarkets and other food retailers. The agreement dates back to 1998 and has grown to $500 million in annual sales (initially the deal net sales of $50 million).
The intentions were made public by Starbucks last night. The latest salvo fired in this java jive is a mere continuation of a fight that has included both companies accusing each other of having "improperly characterized the terms of the pact." According to Kraft, it requires Starbucks to pay the fair-market value of the business along with a premium in "certain instances."
Continue reading Starbucks and Kraft May Part Ways
Posted Sep 3rd 2010 6:30PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, ConAgra Foods (CAG), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
Del Monte Food Company's (DLM) stock wasn't one you wanted to be in today. Especially at a time when the bulls are in charge. The company, whose colleagues include ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) and Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), was down 2.1% to $12.56 about thirty minutes before the close of the session.
First-quarter data was reported by the business this morning. The market obviously wasn't too pleased. According to an article over at TheStreet.com, profit from continuing operations was 29 cents per share. This figure was two pennies above the estimate generated by the analysts. No matter what the traders are doing to the stock, at least shareholders can be happy about that aspect of the period.
Continue reading Del Monte Falls Despite Market Rally
Posted Aug 6th 2010 9:00AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
Kraft Foods (KFT) is a boring stock from one point of view. The 52-week range is rather narrow -- the low for the year is $25.72 while the high is $31.09. The shares were, however, pretty fascinating during Thursday's extended-hours session. Traders sent the foodstuffs price higher by well over 3% at one point.
The market enjoyed the second-quarter results. According to TheFly, adjusted net income of 60 cents per share was eight pennies ahead of the estimate. Management made good use of the company's brand power to drive results.
Continue reading Kraft Earnings Top Estimates
Posted Jun 17th 2010 5:00PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, ConAgra Foods (CAG), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM), whose related companies include ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) and Kraft Company Inc. (KFT), is rallying this afternoon following an earnings report. With a little more than three hours to go before the closing bell, shares of the business famous for its jelly products were up over 6% to $61.39. Volume should do well.
The 52-week high on the stock is $63.50, so this is one of those stocks that needs to be examined in light of the recent bearish tone of the markets. Although the chart isn't the best out there, I tend to view the relative stability of the equity as a positive element.
Continue reading Smucker Rises on Q4 News
Posted Jun 5th 2010 12:40PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Sears Holdings (SHLD)
Walmart (WMT) is a big-cap, blue-chip business in retail, one that competes with Sears Holdings (SHLD) and Target (TGT), among others. It's generally considered one of the safer, although considerably more boring, names in the universe of equities. However, could it be a defensive play in this economy?
Difficult to say for certain. As I've said before, I don't care what stock you hold in your portfolio, it'll go down if the markets become very choppy, defensive reputation or not. And Walmart isn't necessarily the first idea you think of when you think defensive. Usually, you might come up with a Coca-Cola (KO) or a Kraft (KFT) ... something with food involved, something that sells products consumers use and need every single day and can buy at multiple locations, not just at one single shopping source.
Continue reading Could Walmart Be a Defensive Play?
Posted May 27th 2010 5:00PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Kellogg Co (K), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)

Heinz (
HNZ) is not just a maker of ketchup. It's also a company that can deliver for its shareholders. Today, the stock isn't up that much; with a little over an hour to go before the market closes its doors for the day, it was higher by about 0.7%, with a price of $44.57, not too far away from the 52-week high of $47.84. Volume, however, is healthy, as is the
one-year chart (save for the little rough bit on the right, which anyone would expect to see considering what's been going on in the major indexes as of late).
The company did a cool thing this morning. Besides reporting a nice set of data for its fiscal
fourth quarter, management raised the dividend. Music to the ears of those who count this equity as a portfolio member.
Continue reading Good News from Heinz
Posted May 7th 2010 5:30PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Coca-Cola (KO), Procter and Gamble (PG), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)

Kraft Foods Inc. (
KFT) reported first-quarter numbers on Thursday. Judging by the market's reaction today, Wall Street is behind them. Wall Street might be behind them for a very specific reason: when it comes to defensive stocks, Kraft is right up there with dividend-paying companies such as The Coca-Cola Company (
KO) and The Procter & Gamble Company (
PG).
I'll tell you, the current price action is pretty cool right now. With about 90 minutes to go before the closing bell (which is the time I'm writing this), shares of the food manufacturer are up $1.06, or 3.6%, to $30.27. Volume is strong. The 52-week high on the stock is $31.09.
Continue reading Kraft's Q1: Buy the Results?
Posted Apr 30th 2010 9:00AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Kellogg Co (K), General Mills (GIS), Eastman Kodak (EK), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
I'm going to take a quick look at two companies that released earnings on Thursday. First up is Eastman Kodak (EK), but I'll tell you this: EK was anything but up. The stock closed off 16.9% by the end of the session. Volume was exceptionally high. But does this mean Kodak is a buy or a sell?
Back in January, Kodak rallied on its Q4 numbers; at that time, analysts and their projections were destroyed by the strong report. I, however, remained bearish on the company because of its turnaround status, preferring to focus on the risk of the situation instead of the forward-looking potential.
Continue reading Quarterly Earnings: Eastman Kodak and Kellogg
Posted Apr 23rd 2010 10:30AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Kellogg Co (K), Hershey Co (HSY), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)
Hershey (HSY) stock rallied after the company released first-quarter earnings Thursday. By the end of the session, the stock had climbed over 7% to close at $48.08. A new high was reached at one point: $48.23. As can be seen, the market is solidly behind the famous confectioner and its quarterly report.
The top line increased just under 14%. The bottom line, on a GAAP basis, came in at 64 cents per share, nearly 100% better than the 33 cents per share earned in the year-ago period. On an adjusted basis, net income growth was 68% because of some charges added back to that 33-cent profit stat. This was, nevertheless, a great performance: The analysts were only expecting somewhere around 47 cents per share.
Continue reading Hershey Delivers a Sweet First Quarter
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