Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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These Acquisitions Are Primed For Profit
By Patrick Facey - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, PNRA, SBUX
As core product lines naturally stagnate over time in companies that have grown into large market capitalizations, they must continue to find new ways to bring in revenue in order to keep their business alive and growing. For many industrial behemoths, acquiring a smaller company to diversify their offerings often seems like a logical path to continued profitability, but in order to be successful it must be done with prudence more »
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Perk Up Your Portfolio With a Little Caffeine
By Nauman Aly - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, SJM, SBUX, THI
Coffee has long been the beverage of choice in many parts of the world, and the US has joined the coffee craze with gusto. Although Americans don’t tend to like it quite as strong as it is served in Spain, Italy, France and throughout Central and South America, the continued strong performance of such giant coffee chains as Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ: DNKN) makes an investment more »
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It's Time to Get Carbonated and Caffeinated!
By Leo Sun - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SODA, SBUX |
Two niche products have become surprisingly mainstream over the past five years - SodaStream International’s (NASDAQ: SODA) home beverage carbonation systems and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ (NASDAQ: GMCR) Keurig K-Cup single-serving coffee brewers. SodaStream’s stock has risen more than 100% over the past two and a half years since its public debut, while Green Mountain has racked up an 850% gain over the past five. Why have these two more »
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What Tesla Fans Can Learn from Green Mountain
By John McKenna - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, TSLA
In October, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about how Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) was behind schedule on its Model S, and it was requesting a new Department of Energy loan to keep itself going. Back then, I took this to mean that Tesla was in some financial trouble, and taxpayers were going to be stuck with the bill of another dying green car company. Last month more »
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3 Fast Growing Stocks in the Coffee Sector
By Victor Selva - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, SBUX
Some worldwide and well-known fast food chains, in the coffee sector in particular, have been making some noise in the stock market. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Dunkin Brands Group (NASDAQ: DNKN), are companies with plenty of expansion opportunities in both internal and overseas markets, due to their strong brand names and wide yet universal product offerings.
A stock with a positive perspective
On May more »
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Battleground Stocks Winning Their Wars
By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, GMCR, TSLA
High short interest and negative commentary haven't deterred the share price of three battleground stocks from flying. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), and First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) have shrugged off the shackles of negativity and shorts. Can they continue to beat the Street?
Momentum names
First Solar soared 231.25% over the last year, yet there is a 33% short interest. Green Mountain climbed more »
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These Former Losers Are Now Winners
By Jayson Derrick - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, GMCR, GRPN, SBUX, YUM
Everyone loves a good turnaround story, especially when it brings in significant profits for investors. Not too long ago these companies were considered failures, and felt the wrath of Wall Street and short sellers. These companies appear to be making a recovery, and recent quarterly guidance seems to indicate that the worst is behind them, and the future is bright.
Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) admitted their pizza sucks!
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What's Brewing at Starbucks
By Adam Levy - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SBUX
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is on a tear this year, climbing 15% year-to-date reaching a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The company has been making plenty of moves, aggressively expanding its store count, particularly abroad, and constantly introducing new products. Here are a couple recent developments that I believe will continue to grow the company going forward.
K-cups
When Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) released its earnings last week, it more »
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Starbucks Sweetened Their Frienemity
By Sergio Balatan - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SBUX, KR
In March 2012, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it was jumping into the lucrative and explosively growing single-cup coffee machine business with its new product, the Verismo, allowing coffee drinkers to brew regular coffee, lattes, and espressos at home. This news from the coffee giant was seen as a direct and devastating threat to Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's (NASDAQ: GMCR) single-cup beverage system, the Keurig, causing Green Mountain's more »
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One Company Everyone Is Talking About
By Sonam Chamaria - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, SBUX
When was the last time you grabbed a coffee at Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) on your way to work? Chances are it was today. What is it that makes this brand America's favorite coffee? All those who swear by Starbucks' coffee, read on to find out what makes this brand tick.
The last quarter
In its last quarter, Starbucks' comparable-store sales grew 6%, driven by increased traffic and the average more »
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These Heavily Shorted Companies Are Poised For A Run
By Jayson Derrick - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, GMCR, JCP, SODA
New strategy, new direction, new outlook.
Retail stocks benefited from a better than expected sales number on May 13. U.S food and retail sales rose 0.1% in April compared to March, while retail sales were 3.7% above April 2012 figures. This is obviously positive news for the entire sector, especially for J.C Penney’s (NYSE: JCP) stock which currently has a 49% short float.
May has more »
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Can Green Mountain and Starbucks Give New Life to the K-Cup?
By Jordan Wathen - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SBUX
Few companies attract as much attention as Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR). Once on the list of businesses that were “Einhorned,” it will forever remain on the list of the most controversial stocks.
Recently the company reported its fiscal second-quarter 2013 earnings to much applause from Wall Street. Key highlights included:
- 14% revenue growth from the prior year quarter
- Strong free cash flow of $202 million
- A new agreement more »
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2 Controversial High-Flyers Worth Exploring After Earnings
By Brian Nichols - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, TSLA
We saw two very controversial companies announce earnings after the market closed on Wednesday, which then led to massive gains. In this piece, I am looking at these two companies to assess the quarter, valuation, and to determine if any are a “buy.”
Solid Growth, Partnership, & Fair Value Lead to Large Gains
From gains of 10% during Wednesday’s after-hours session, to gains of 20% midday on Thursday, to finally more »
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Two Shorts From Einhorn That Are Good Long Candidates Now
By Ash Sharma - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CMG, GMCR
There is nothing constant but change. Investors need to be on their toes at all times to check if the business environment and strategies of the companies in which they have invested is changing. This is even more applicable to short positions compared to long positions. If a short seller has sold a stock, he must be counting on something going wrong with the company. If the company’s management more »
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The 4 Reasons I Should Have Bought This Stock
By Chad Henage - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, PNRA, SBUX
I have this problem, if a stock is an obvious winner, I find some reason to avoid the shares. I've tried to correct the issue, but many times the company's potential is so obvious that I can't believe picking the stock could be that easy. Such is the case with Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Here is a company with an iconic brand, their business is booming, and yet more »
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4 Reasons I Bought This Stock
By Chad Henage - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, PNRA, SBUX
I won't lie, I've had my eyes on Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) since the company went public. I don't think there could be a better example of the old Peter Lynch adage of buy what you know. My wife and I both like their beverages and sandwiches. In fact, my wife's whole family is hooked on Dunkin and is from New England--what more could you want more »
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Wake up, Grab Some Coffee, and Invest in It
By Ash Anderson - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SBUX, THI
Human beings drink a whole lot of coffee. In the United States alone, consumption is around 4.2kg of the bean per person, per year. That means big business for companies like Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) which get this commodity into the hands of consumers.
Not to be outdone by the United States, Canada actually consumes even more coffee on a per capita basis more »
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Are Caffeinated Drinks Fueling Share Price Performance?
By Nauman Aly - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: DNKN, GMCR, SBUX
Although "the best part of waking up" used to be a cup of coffee brewed at home, today's on-the-run coffee retailers like Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Dunkin’ Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) are raking in the revenues - even with their seemingly steep prices - so Americans can get their regular coffee fix.
Slow Economy Calls for Coffee - And More!
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Should You Buy the Coffee King?
By Matthew Frankel - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, MCD, SBUX
With Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) set to report 2013’s second quarter earnings, the issue isn’t as much about what the particular numbers are as much as it is about the guidance the company issues. What I mean is that Starbucks has been performing very well for some time now, and shares are currently just below their all-time high. What I want to hear from the company is how they more »
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This Coffee Stock is Going Strong
By Shas Dey - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, SJM, SBUX
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) is one coffee stock which is enjoying an upward rally currently. The stock has shown a staggering growth with an increase of 110% in the stock price since November 2012. Good financial performance in the first quarter of 2013 and some recent initiatives have contributed in the rise of the stock price. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a leader in specialty coffee and coffee more »
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