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  • Hershey Hopes China's Sweet Tooth Will Deliver Sweet Rewards

    By Diane Alter - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: KRFT, MDLZ, HSY

    Hershey’s (NYSE; HSY) hopes a better understanding of China’s confectionery culture will lead to some sweet returns. The Hershey, PA based company just launched a new candy brand in the alluring Asian nation.

    In an effort to attract Chinese consumers and their selective palates, Hershey's conducted extensive research and continues to explore options. In mid-May, the candy company opened its Shanghai based Asia Innovation Center where food more »

  • Why You Should Sell the Basics

    By John Timmes - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: CAG, K, HSY

    Consumer staple companies manufacture and sell products such as food, beverages, tobacco, and household items.  They are products that consumers are unable of unwilling to cut from their budgets.  These stocks are considered non-cyclical because the overall economy will not impact consumer demand.

    Since the beginning of the year, the consumer staples sector has been outperforming the S&P 500. 

    As the markets continue to grow, so does the talk more »

  • One Stable High Growth-High Margins Business

    By Damian Illia - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: MDLZ, RMCF, HSY

    The confectionery market is characterized by high-growth and high-margin prospects compared with other packaged food segments. Since private-label competition is minimal, only 5% of the overall industry, there is only room for big players with well-positioned brands. These characteristics make it very attractive for investors. However, raw materials fluctuation along with external headwinds put pressure on firms’ profitability.

    Let’s analyze how three players in the confectionery market are performing more »

  • Nestlé To Buy Hershey

    By George Poulos - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: NSRGY, HSY

                         

    Once again, Nestle (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are in acquisition talks.

    How did I learn this? Well, I sat down with an unnamed source, working at Nestlé and close to the situation, and what they stated was incredible. First they stated:

    "Our [Nestlé] employees have been touring their [Hershey's] various plants. They have also researched potential synergies between our two companies. Talks are most of the way more »

  • Invest in the Next Heinz and Get Paid to Wait

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: DPS, GIS, SJM, K, HSY

    One great thing about food and drink stocks is that everyone eats and drinks. In terms of international growth, our ability to export a little bit of Americana is a bright spot for American industry. As markets worry about a global slowdown, food stocks and consumer staples continue to perform through the economic cycles. As these worries persist, it's wise for investors to get defensive and into this sector more »

  • There Is Something Going On With The Food Producers

    By Matthew Frankel - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: GIS, K, HSY

    A leading producer of ready-to-eat cereal, snacks, and more, Kellogg (NYSE: K) has experienced some unusual price activity lately.  For most of the past decade, the stock has traded relatively flat.  It reacted to the overall climate of the market, but hadn’t gone below $46 or above $58 since the market lows of 2009.  Recently, however, Kellogg has been on a tear, climbing rapidly almost in a linear fashion more »

  • A Sweet Tooth For Investors

    By Shas Dey - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: MDLZ, NSRGY, HSY

    Hershey (NYSE: HSY) is a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, PA, the company is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and has operations throughout the world. With revenue exceeding $6.6 billion in 2012, Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 80 brand names, including iconic brands like Hershey's, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers, and Ice Breakers.

    Fundamentals

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  • A Sweet Tooth For Investors

    By Shas Dey - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: MDLZ, NSRGY, HSY

    The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., the company is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and has operations throughout the world. With revenues exceeding $6.6 billion in 2012, Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 80 brand names, including iconic brands like Hershey's, Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Bliss, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly more »

  • Where to Hide in an Overheated Market

    By Ted Cooper - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: MDLZ, NSRGY, HSY

    In the midst of the current bull market, value-conscious investors are not sure where to turn. Nearly every corner of the market is filled with companies to which the market has rewarded generous valuations.

    Some investors decide to sit it out in cash and wait for a fat pitch. However, many investors are uncomfortable sitting on the sidelines as everyone else's portfolio skyrockets. If you are one of the more »

  • Trade Out Of Consumer Staples for More Upside With Tech

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, SJM, HSY

    Consumer staples have been having a heckuva year due to an all-consuming search for yield and safety. Defensives like Hershey (NYSE: HSY), and J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) are rattled off on new high lists seemingly daily. P/E ratios are getting stretched and the whole sector seems dangerously overbought.

    Not that these aren't great American companies, but a newer American company has been lost in the shuffle that more »

  • Easter Basket Investment Strategy

    By Brian Hill - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-A, KRFT, HSY

    One of the joys of the Easter season is the tradition of giving colorful Easter baskets filled with delicious candy. As with all gift selections, you need to have a strategy in place to make sure you make choices that will delight the family members you are presenting them to. You can’t blame the Easter bunny if your baskets meet with an unenthusiastic response -- he’s not like your more »

  • A Sweet Tooth for Success

    By George Liu - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: K, MDLZ, HSY

    Milk chocolate bars. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Kisses chocolates. Payday bars. Milk Duds. Jolly Ranchers. The only thing sweeter than these goods is the stock of the company that produces them: Hershey’s (NYSE: HSY) is up 18.3% year-t-date and still has significant upside potential.

    One of the main reasons Hershey's stands out from its competition is the extent to which it is determined to aggressively expand more »

  • 3 Strong Stocks for Pessimistic Investors

    By John Kolb - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: CPB, GIS, HSY

    On Oct. 11, 2007, the S&P 500 hit a record high of 1,576. By the time March 9, 2009 came along, the S&P 500 had slid all the way to 666, a decline of 57.74%. The stock market crash was caused by many different variables, but the main factor was the financial crisis. As the S&P 500 approaches its record level again, investors need to more »

  • The Chocolate Bunny Trade

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: HAS, MAT, MDLZ, HSY

    Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) is on an historic mission that will likely anger some of Wall Street's favorite big caps. Mattel is trying to do away with the barbaric practice of chomping off bunny ears and instead have those little eargnashers (i.e. children) play with the toys from their Easter baskets. As their YouTube video explains, according to the good folks at the Endangered Chocolate Bunny Commission (ECBC) chocolate more »

  • A Sweet Chocolate Buy?

    By Anh HOANG - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: MDLZ, NSRGY, HSY

    According to Charlie Munger, the key to successful long-term investing is to find a great company, buy it when it is trading at a significant discount to its intrinsic value, and stick with it for the long term. Warren Buffett has become a better investor over time, moving from buying cigar butts below the liquidation value to buying great businesses at fair prices. Recently, senior analyst John Kozey of Thompson more »

  • A Fine Investing Afternoon: Flowers & Chocolates in a Treehouse

    By Michael Ugulini - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: FLO, HSY, THS

    It may be well past Valentine's Day, but flowers and chocolates are doing their best to woo investors their own way. The recent financial releases of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) and The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) should make investors stop and consider what these companies have to offer as part of an investment portfolio.

    Rosy Sales

    Operating 44 bakeries, Flowers Foods is the second-largest producer and marketer of more »

  • Chocolate, Not Diamonds Are Forever

    By Michael Carter - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: FLWS, AM, HSY, TIF

    Valentine’s Day has recently passed and the staple gifts like chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and cards were purchased in extremely large quantities around the world.  Average annual Valentine’s Day spending in fact is now over $13 billion annually.  Imagine how much junk food, soon-to-be dead plants, unworn necklaces and bracelets, and recycled paper that much money can buy.  Actually don’t.  Instead realize that no matter how many commercials more »

  • An Investment Idea for Warren Buffett´s Sweet Tooth

    By Andrés Cardenal - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-B, BRK-A, KO, HNZ, HSY

    Warren Buffett is famous for investing in simple, stable companies with strong and durable competitive advantages, and the food and drinks industry can be a very fertile ground when it comes to looking for those kinds of investing opportunities.

    Well known brands coupled with easy to understand business models and high returns on invested capital make a mouthwatering combination, so it’s no wonder at all that the Oracle of more »

  • Pricing Power Play

    By Michael Hooper - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: SJM, HSY

    Companies like The Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) and The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) can raise prices if commodity prices go up, but don’t risk losing much market share because of strong customer loyalty.

  • Surprising Concern About Berkshire's Heinz Deal

    By Bob Chandler - February 23, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-A, KO, HNZ, HSY

    The recent announcement that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) is acquiring food processor H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) seemed to surprise the market with Heinz stock jumping about 20% on the news. This buyout has Berkshire and private equity firm 3G Capital paying $72.50 per share with Berkshire reportedly putting up $12.12 billion in return for half of the equity and $8 billion of 9% preferred stock.

    I was more »

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