Most Analysts Rate Conagra Brands a ‘Buy’ before Fiscal Q1
Posted on Friday September 21, 2018

Wall Street analysts continue to have a favorable outlook on Conagra Brands (CAG) stock. They expect its recent acquisitions, higher net pricing, improving mix, and cost and productivity savings measures to drive its sales and earnings growth rate. A lower effective tax rate is also likely to cushion its earnings.

How Oreo is celebrating Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday
Posted on Friday September 21, 2018

Head for the cookie aisle, Disney fans: Mickey Mouse is turning 90, and Nabisco is releasing a special birthday cake-flavored Oreo on Monday to celebrate.  The limited edition sandwich cookies feature “3 fun Mickey designs” on the crispy chocolate cookie outside and “birthday cake-flavored crème” inside, according to the package.  The cookies will be available September 24 “while supplies last,” People reported. Nabisco Oreos are part of the Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) family of brands. Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in 1928’s “Plane Crazy,” a cartoon inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic, according to the Walt Disney Family Museum. But the mouse really took off when “Steamboat Willie” premiered on November 18, 1928 in New York’s Colony Theatre.  Mickey’s official birthday changed dates several times in the decades following 1928 to conform to specific promotions, per the museum, although Walt Disney said In 1933, "Mickey Mouse will be five years old on Sunday.

See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Mondelez International Inc.
Posted on Friday September 21, 2018

Short interest is extremely low for MDLZ with fewer than 1% of shares on loan. This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting MDLZ. Over the last month, growth of ETFs holding MDLZ is favorable, with net inflows of $24.08 billion.

McCormick: Analysts Project Double-Digit Earnings Growth
Posted on Friday September 21, 2018

Analysts remain upbeat and expect McCormick (MKC) to sustain its double-digit EPS growth rate in the third quarter. Analysts expect McCormick to report an adjusted EPS of $1.26 in the third quarter, which reflects 12.5% growth year-over-year.