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  • What's Best of Breed in the Organic Aisle?

    By Robert Baillieul - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: FWM, NGVC, TFM, WFM

    Once the domain of hippies and yuppies, organic food have gone mainstream. As part of the overall theme in healthy living, organic grocery sales have grown 15% in the past year creating a remarkable opportunity for investors. 

    But what's the best way to play this trend? A few years ago Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) was the only public pure-play on organic supermarkets. But recently there's been a more »

  • 3 Reasons to Buy Whole Foods

    By Robert Baillieul - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, KR, WFM

    Investors tend to shy away from stocks approaching all-time highs. But there's no reason to back away from a strong stock if the company's fundamentals are in good shape. That's definitely the case with Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM).

    Growth

    Whole Foods is well positioned to benefit from the secular trend in healthy living. Consumers are paying more attention to health and wellness, which is driving sales more »

  • Which Grocery Retailer Should You Buy?

    By Anh HOANG - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, KR, WFM

    Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) has experienced a sweet rise since the market bottom of 2008. Its share price has risen consistently, from around $10 per share in December 2009 to nearly $100 per share in September 2012. Then, because of an earning miss, Whole Foods dropped back down to $85 per share. Interestingly, after it recently announced impressive second-quarter earnings results, the company’s share price jumped more than more »

  • Gross Margin Expansion, New Store Openings and Online Efforts Make This Grocer a Good Buy

    By Ash Sharma - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, VSI, WFM

    Whole Food Market (NASDAQ: WFM) has seen a good run up in its share prices post its 2Q13 results. The natural and organic food retailer reported its 2Q13 EPS of $0.76 slightly exceeding consensus estimates of $0.73. Its gross margin for the quarter was 36.4% and same store sales growth was 6.6%. The company’s performance can be attributed to its key strategies like investment in more »

  • Under-Selling and Over-Delivering at Whole Foods

    By Adam Levy - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: SWY, TFM, KR, WFM

    When Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) reported its fourth quarter earnings in February, the stock quickly fell to the bottom of its 52-week trading range. On Wednesday, after releasing stellar results for the fiscal second quarter of 2013, the company’s stock zoomed to a new all-time high.

    Whole Foods was able to quell investors’ fears that price cuts and promotions would cut deep into the company’s sales and more »

  • Sell in May, But Don't Go Away

    By Declan Fallon - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: AUXL, KKD, MDSO, THC, TSO, TFM

    The most recent high for the S&P qualified the market under a 'sell' criteria for my Investing Strategy. The last time this happened was in March-April 2012, when the index went on to shed nearly 11% from peak-to-trough by the time the market bottomed in June 2012. However, this should not be viewed as a clarion call to sell everything, but may instead offer a better opportunity to generate more »

  • Key Reasons To Invest in Whole Foods Market

    By Kyle Colona - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, KR, WFM

    Whole Foods Market owns and operates a chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets. This article will discuss key reasons to invest in Whole Foods.

    Overview: Whole Foods Market

    Whole Foods Markets (NASDAQ: WFM) is a leader in the organic food market sector. It continues to offer great value to investors looking to make long-term profits. And for those looking for an ethical and "green" investment, Whole Foods offers produce more »

  • Solving Obesity One Dish at a Time

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, WFM, WSM

    Full disclosure: I like cooking at home. Vintage cookbooks are like food porn to me. So I may be biased toward Michael Pollan's thesis in "Cooked" that cooking at home could help the US obesity problem.

    He believes the processed and convenience foods we rely on are what's making us fat. As he said on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and this Yahoo! interview," If you had more »

  • Fresh Market Follows the Lead of Whole Foods

    By julianwillis - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: HTSI, TFM, WMK, WFM

    The Food Market Institute (FMI), working with research and data partners Booz and Company and Nielsen, among others, recently issued an exhaustive 2012 study of the grocery business and grocery shopping behavior by consumers. Key findings from the study were that smaller players in the industry were seeing significant growth, along with what appears to be a long-term shift by consumers to value-seeking behavior.

    According to the FMI study, "one more »

  • After the Selloff is The Fresh Market a Value Now?

    By Mark Holder - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: APO, FWM, TFM, WFM

    At the end of 2012, The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM) could do no wrong as the stock traded at $62 with a lofty forward PE in the 30s. The stock had doubled in a 12-month period from the lows in August 2011.

    Back in January the stock sprung a leak on weak earnings and our research suggested that investors tread lightly. The fast growing fresh foods retailer traded at a more »

  • Grocery Retailing Could Be Quite Appetizing

    By Anh HOANG - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, KR, WFM

    As a value investor, I love beaten down stocks. I often search for investment opportunities in stocks which are trading around their 52-week lows. Recently, I came across one grocery store that has experienced a significant drop of nearly 18% since the beginning of the year.

    That grocery store is The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM). The huge decline in the share price was due to the fact that its fourth-quarter more »

  • Why This Grocer Could Make You a Whole Bunch of Money

    By Joseph Solitro - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: NGVC, TFM, WFM

    Over the last six months, shares of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) have fallen 18.8%. But this company's earnings growth and potential rewards far exceed its risks, suggesting that its current sell-off could be overblown.

    The fall from $100.45 to $81.50

    Shares dropped 9.7% on Feb. 14 after the company updated its 2013 guidance. Management said it expects revenue growth between 10% and 11%, which more »

  • A Whole Lot of Money to be Made

    By Joseph Solitro - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: NGVC, TFM, WFM

    Over the last six months, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) has fallen 18.8%. The selling is well overdone and it is time for a rebound and strong run higher. The growth of earnings and potential reward of this company far exceeds the risks and I think it should be bought right now.

    The fall from $100.45 to $81.50

    We saw a 9.7% drop on Feb. 14 more »

  • 1 High-End Grocer Thriving Amid Tough Competition

    By Abir Karmakar - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, WFM

    Recently, two high-end grocery chains, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), and The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM) have struggled with an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Customers seem to prefer value chains like Kroger or big box superstores like Target and Wal-Mart more. But though both have been beaten down, at this point Whole Foods is a considerably better buy than Fresh Market. 

    For the first quarter of 2013, Austin-based Whole Foods managed more »

  • Is This Traditional Grocer Becoming Less Traditional?

    By Justin Weinstein - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: SWY, TGT, TFM, KR, WMT, WFM

    Last Thursday, Kroger (NYSE: KR) reported strong fourth quarter earnings and fiscal year 2012 results that continue to point to the retailers ability to adapt and remain profitable in a traditionally low margin industry. In the fourth quarter, the company delivered 3.0% comparable store growth (excluding gasoline) and earnings per share that exceeded guidance by $.07 per share. These earnings come in the wake of a string of disappointing more »

  • This Company Is Warning About Growth, Are Investors Listening?

    By Chad Henage - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: TGT, TFM, WMT, WFM

    When a company reports results, investors need to make sure they read between the lines, as much as they pay attention to the headline numbers. It's amazing how much you can learn from a quarterly earnings release if you read it with dispassion. When Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM) reported earnings a few weeks ago, investors should have noticed several trends. Though the stock is down about 10% compared to more »

  • Safeway Cheers Up

    By Eric Novinson - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: CVS, SWY, TFM, WMT, WFM

    Safeway (NYSE: SWY) just proved that traditional grocers won't go down without a fight. The grocer's Lifestyle remodeling efforts have paid off, and other stores that sell groceries have cut back their expectations. A recent trip to a local Vons store (Safeway owns Vons) showed that the grocer definitely made some improvements, but now Safeway has to show that it can keep its turnaround going. If Safeway can more »

  • Dole Poised for a New Era of Growth

    By Arturo Cuevas - March 2, 2013 | Tickers: DOLE, TFM, WFM

    Dole Food (NYSE: DOLE) definitely deserves a slot in the watch list of punters these days. Come this April, close to $1.7 billion in cash will be infused into this company which produces, markets, and distributes fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. By that month, Dole would have completed the sale of its Asian fresh produce and its worldwide packaged foods operations to the Itochu conglomerate of Japan. Itochu’s more »

  • A Price Cut You Don't Want to Miss

    By Adam Levy - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, KR, WFM | Editor's Choice

    Since its most recent earnings report, shares of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) have fallen to trade near the bottom of their 52-week range. Fears that lower projected top lines and margins will inevitably cut into earnings growth gave Wall Street enough of an excuse for a big sell-off.

    Despite a recent focus on lowering prices, I don’t think this is the kind of price cut management envisioned for more »

  • Is Whole Foods Worth A Short?

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: SWY, SVU, TFM, KR, WFM

    The highly popular organic foods company, Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM), tumbled nearly 10% after posting quarterly results earlier this month. A slowdown in its business, coupled with rising costs, spurred speculation that the high-end grocery market might be worth shorting. So what are investors to do? Go long, do nothing, or go short?  

    Whole Foods' last quarterly EPS came in at $0.78, up 20% from the same quarter last more »

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