Starbucks (SBUX) is the world's leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee. Through its global network of owned and franchised coffee retail outlets, Starbucks offers a wide range of products from coffees and teas to sandwiches and brewing equipment. It competes with McDonald's (MCD), Caribou Coffee (CBOU) and Peet's Coffee (PEET) in the broader market for specialty coffee.

Continue reading Starbucks Gains from Selling Packaged Coffee for Keurig Machines

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Continue reading Closing Bell: Bears Getting A Vote Again (STD, XOM, GM, GMCR, SBUX, HGSI, LEAP)

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The market for single cup roasters is estimated at $4 billion, according to Reuters. Single cup coffee roasters are growing in popularity, especially in business offices and waiting rooms. Naturally, coffee roasters like Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) and Starbucks (SBUX) want a piece of the action.

The single cup roasters provide several advantages to having coffee in larger coffee pots. For one thing, coffee which sits for hours in a pot loses some of its fresh flavor or becomes bitter. Enter the single cup roaster. You simply pop a small container of coffee in the machine, and viola, you get a single cup of coffee with little or no mess, and always fresh.

Continue reading Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee End Battle for Single Cup Roasters

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Continue reading Stock Futures Lower Following Asia and Europe Declines

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Continue reading Closing Bell: The Libya Effect (WMT, XOM, SIRI, GMCR, USO, GLD, EWI)

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Continue reading Closing Bell: No Killing This Bull (IO, GMCR, SBUX, EGPT, HLX, LNG)

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has taken a drastic dive, with the stock staging a bearish gap with the sound of Friday's opening bell. Thursday night, the company unveiled its fiscal fourth-quarter results, and also confessed to a disappointing outlook for the first quarter.

Specifically, Green Mountain said it banked a fourth-quarter profit of $27 million, or 20 cents per share, up from its year-ago earnings of $14.1 million, or 12 cents per share. Sales for the quarter climbed 73% to $373.1 million. The results fell roughly in line with Wall Street's expectations, which called for a profit of 20 cents per share on revenue of $359.2 million.

Continue reading Green Mountain Coffee Crushed by Lackluster Forecast

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Continue reading Closing Bell: A Mixed Day Feels Like a Win (IRE, CLDX, CRUS, GMCR, NFLX, NOVL, STX)

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Analyst Upgrades

• SanDisk (SNDK) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
• JPMorgan resumed Potash (POT) at overweight, up from neutral.
• Ariba (ARBA) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
• Cirrus Logic (CRUS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Tesoro (TSO) to overweight from equal weight.
• Solarfun Power (SOLF) was upgraded to buy from hold at Auriga.
• Barclays upgraded Ciena (CIEN) to overweight from equal weight.
• Optimer Pharm (OPTR) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at JMP Securities.
• Argo Group (AGII) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
• BofA/Merrill upgraded Green Mountain (GMCR) to buy from underperform and Southern Company (SO) to neutral from underperform.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ATW, CIEN, DE, GMCR, GPN, MEE, MT, POT, SNDK, SO, TSO ...

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Continue reading Closing Bell: A Strong Start for the Third Quarter (YHOO, IMAX, CCIH, APP, DVOX, GMCR)

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Continue reading Green Mountain Coffee's SEC Woes Inspire a Bearish Strangle

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Investors that have a time horizon longer than a couple of days are likely finding this market to be extremely difficult. The indices have been stuck in a range for months between around 1,040 and 1,130 on the S&P 500. The economic reports have been mixed and have offered very little visibility into what the future may hold. Volume has been extremely anemic in the stock market, which has contributed to the overall impression that no one has much conviction in the direction of equity prices.

While risky, it is times like these that investors may just be better off finding some high beta names that are exhibiting sustained relative strength in an effort to end the year in positive territory.

Continue reading Join the Beta Chase (APKT, AKAM, GMCR, FFIV, CMG)

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"Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) has a classic razor and razor blade business; it is involved in a true mass market that the firm is penetrating rapidly, and if management makes the right moves, it could go far," says Mike Cintolo.

The editor of Cabot Top Ten Weekly explains, "The razor part of the story is Green Mountain's Keurig single-serve brewers, which offer consumers a quality cup of coffee at a price far cheaper than picking one up at Starbucks.

"The company offers great variety (there are dozens of coffees, teas and cocoas to choose from, including newer iced teas and iced coffees) and convenience.

Continue reading Green Mountain (GMCR): 'Razor Blade Model' in Coffee

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has rebounded from a recent pullback, but one options trader is looking for the stock to slump during the intermediate term. On Thursday, one bearish bettor opted to build a synthetic short options spread on the equity.

Specifically, the trader sold to open 2,500 contracts of GMCR's near-the-money December 25 call, and simultaneously purchased an equal number of December 25 puts. This pessimistically skewed strategy closely resembles the risk/reward scenario of a traditional short sale: If GMCR should slump below $25 prior to December expiration, the trader stands to collect a healthy profit. On the other hand, if the stock rallies significantly north of this strike, losses could add up quickly.

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As the name suggests, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is based in the pastoral state of Vermont. The company offers about 180 varieties of coffee, cocoa and tea, which it sells to wholesale customers including supermarkets, convenience stores, resorts and office-delivery services.

Some of its biggest customers are ExxonMobil's (XOM) convenience stores and McDonald's (MCD) restaurants. In September, Green Mountain acquired Tully's Coffee, which has been chipping away at Starbucks' (SBUX) dominance in the Pacific Northwest. Green Mountain Coffee's popular Keurig brewing system is also red-hot, with the increasing demand for specialty coffees in homes, restaurants and offices.

Continue reading Coffee Stock #2: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)

Coffee Stock #2: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

For millions of Americans, and indeed for millions around the globe, there's nothing like a piping hot cup of coffee to help kick-start the day. It's the beverage of choice for the hordes on Wall Street, many of whom rely on a strong cup of java to help propel them through a stressful trading day.

But Wall Street pros don't just relegate their relationship with coffee to what's inside their mugs. For many professionals, as well as for many individual investors, coffee is more about buying and selling shares of the best coffee stocks out there.

Continue reading A Freshly Brewed Pot of Coffee Stocks

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The past month has been nirvana for the shareholders of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX ), at least for those who held on. The company was the object of a fierce bidding war from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) and Peet's Coffee (PEET).

But today, the hostilities are over as Green Mountain finally won the battle. The company has agreed to pay $35 per share for Diedrich (the bidding started at $26). Keep in mind that -- about a year ago -- the shares were trading at 21 cents.

Continue reading Green Mountain: Desperately seeking Diedrich Coffee

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Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) continues to be the belle of the ball in the caffeinated beverage sector. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) Wednesday hiked its offer to acquire Diedrich, raising the bid from $32 per share to $35 in cash. The deal's total value now stands at $290 million.

"We are eager to start realizing the benefits of this transaction for our shareholders as quickly as possible, and therefore after careful deliberation, we determined to enhance our proposal to $35.00 per Diedrich share," explained Lawrence J. Blanford, CEO of Green Mountain Coffee.

Continue reading Diedrich Coffee taps 12-year high as bidding war heats up

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Continue reading Closing Bell: Stock bulls and dollar death (DDRX,GMCR, PEET, SBUX, EBAY, CI, TECD)

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Just about a year ago, the shares of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) were trading around 30 cents. Since then, it's been an incredible ride as the shares have reached $33.

Over the past month, Diedrich Coffee has actually been the target of a heated buyout battle from Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET) and Green Mountain Coffee Roaster (GMCR). In fact, Monday Peet's upped its bid to $32 or $265 million. Investors think the bidding is not over, though.

Continue reading Buyout battle for Diedrich Coffee heats up

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