Packaged Foods & Meats

Oppenheimer Gives Color On Feihe International Following Solid Earnings Results Feihe International's (NYSE: ADY) 4Q revenue was stronger than expected, exceeding the Street's/Oppenheimer's expectations and its prior guidance. Lower GM and higher selling expense led to an EPS miss. Revenue and net...

Davenport Downs HRL To Neutral Analysts at Davenport downgrade Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) from “buy” to “neutral.” HRL shares closed at $27.93 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

The recent slide in global stocks due to the triple disasters in Japan erased 2011 S&P gains. The MSCI world index has decline more than 6.77% this month all the tickers are flashing red.  The Fed pledges it will continue the second round of quantitative easing by buying back more treasuries...

Below are the top food-major diversified stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio Zhongpin Inc (NASDAQ: HOGS) has a PEG ratio of 0.49. HOGS' trailing-twelve-month ROE is 17.45%. Dole Food Company Inc (NYSE: DOLE) has a PEG ratio of 0.99. DOLE's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $6....

Noted bear David Rosenberg of Gluskin-Sheff was just on CNBC and Rosenberg thinks we may be headed for another recession, and that there are more risks to the recovery than there were in 209. Rosenberg said he sees a recession on the horizon, as food and energy costs are going to hit the consumer...

Feihe International (NYSE: ADY) reported its Q4 EPS at $0.04, versus the consensus of $0.07. ADY reported its Q4 revenue at $62.3 million, versus the consensus of $54.40 million. ADY shares closed at $9.68 on Friday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Feihe International, Inc. (NYSE: ADY) today announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Exceeding guidance, revenue increased 41.6% to $62.3 million from $44.0 million in 4Q 2009 Net income increased to $1.9 million from a loss of $(27.0) million in 4Q...

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) was upgraded by BMO Capital from "market perform" to "outperform." TGT's shares closed at $49.99 on Friday. Target's PEG ratio is 0.94. QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) was upgraded by Sterne Agee from "neutral" to "buy.” QCOM's shares closed at $51.71 on Friday...

Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) was downgraded by JP Morgan from "overweight" to "neutral." KFT's shares closed at $30.99 on Friday. Kraft Foods' PEG ratio is 1.51. Credit Suisse downgraded Taseko Mines Ltd (AMEX: TGB) from “neutral” to “underperform.” TGB's stock closed at $5.94 on Friday. Taseko...

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, it previews F3Q11 earnings for General Mills (NYSE: GIS). Deutsche Bank said that, although questions around the Yoplait acquisition may raise near term concerns, its BUY opinion is based on leading share in many U.S. categories (cereal, refgd. dough, yogurt...

J.P. Morgan has issued a report on Heinz's (NYSE: HNZ) market presence in the emerging markets of Asia/Pacific. According to the report, "We recently spent time with Chris Warmoth, the always entertaining and peripatetic head of Heinz's Asia/Pacific unit. Warmoth's is a tale of two worlds – the...

JP Morgan has downgraded Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) from Overweight to Neutral and has lowered the price target from $38 to $34.

Analysts at Goldman upgrade Sanderson Farms Inc (NASDAQ: SAFM) from “sell” to “neutral.” The target price for SAFM has been raised from $39 to $43. SAFM shares gained 2.87% to close at $46.67 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Goldman downgrade Smithfield Foods Inc (NYSE: SFD) from “buy” to “neutral,” SFD shares rose 4.31% to close at $22.49 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $1.10 billion. TIF shares gained 1.09% to close at $57.29 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Feihe International Inc (NYSE: ADY) to...