Susquehanna’s Pablo Zuanic and team note that Keurig’s business in K-cups has been slowing ever since it was bought by JAB, a problem that could be solved in a very convoluted way by a Mondelez International (MDLZ)-Kraft Heinz (KHC) merger. They explain:
Getty ImagesKeurig��s plight (actually, JAB��s) is worsening, with the K-cup market slowing to almost no growth now, and Keurig continuing to lose own brands�� share. Starbucks (SBUX) echoed the notion of a K-cup market slowdown at its seminar on Wednesday (and is guiding for its [consumer packaged goods, or CPG,] growth below recent trends), but it expects to increase its share of total CPG coffee to 20% from 15%. Come early February it will be a year since the closing of the Keurig deal for JAB Holdings. The pressure on JAB is more significant if we take into account the high leverage of the deal (JAB contributed one fourth of the $12Bn price tag). It is a tough predicament. On the one hand we argue that to make that deal work, they need to buy more (��own��) brands either from the retail channel (that can be extended to CPG: Dunkin (DNKN)? Panera (PNRA)?), or outright buy CPG brands (like the entire Kraft Heinz portfolio, and or Tata Group��s Eight O��Clock brand). But can/how do they fund these deals? Maybe Mars and Warren Buffett (Mars is involved in office coffee with Starbucks), private equity, and or 3G can help? While this note is not about Positive-rated Mondelez, we have mentioned before a scenario where Kraft Heinz buys Mondelez and partly funds the deal by selling its own CPG coffee business (~$3Bn we say) to JAB as well as divests the Mondelez ��20% plus�� stakes in Keurig (North America) and Jacobs Douwe Egberts (Western Europe), which together at this stage are worth ~$7-8Bn. But, yes, JAB will need deep-pocket partners and generous lenders. Net, JAB needs to do something soon.
Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Smith(wh)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) declared a dividend on Monday, May 21st, Fidelity reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of 0.25 per share on Friday, June 29th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th.
Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Callon Petroleum Company(CPE)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
ValuEngine upgraded shares of Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. TheStreet raised shares of Callon Petroleum from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 4th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Callon Petroleum from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Jefferies Group reissued a buy rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Callon Petroleum in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. Mizuho set a $15.00 price target on shares of Callon Petroleum and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, SunTrust Banks reissued a buy rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Callon Petroleum in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $16.42.
- [By Lee Jackson]
This is one of the small cap stocks that the Jefferies team feels comfortable about currently. Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas properties. The Company focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Here are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern’s analysis:
Get Callon Petroleum alerts: Callon Petroleum (CPE) Expected to Post Earnings of $0.22 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) Callon Petroleum (CPE) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages (americanbankingnews.com) Basic Materials Stock Recap: Callon Petroleum Company (CPE) (stockdigest.info) Head-To-Head Analysis: Callon Petroleum (CPE) vs. CNOOC (CEO) (americanbankingnews.com) Callon Petroleum (CPE) Short Interest Update (americanbankingnews.com)CPE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. ValuEngine lowered Callon Petroleum from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. B. Riley set a $12.00 target price on Callon Petroleum and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 9th. Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Callon Petroleum in a report on Thursday, March 15th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $18.00 target price on Callon Petroleum and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $20.00 target price on Callon Petroleum and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $15.88.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Shares of Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE) traded down 5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $12.47 and last traded at $12.48. 6,420,719 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 45% from the average session volume of 4,431,217 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.14.
Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Blackrock Capital and Income Strategies Fund Inc(CII)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
News headlines about BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fd (NYSE:CII) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fd earned a news sentiment score of 0.31 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.3179811195894 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the immediate future.
Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(PNFP)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ethan Ryder]
Penn Capital Management Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) by 22.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,651 shares during the quarter. Penn Capital Management Co. Inc. owned 0.05% of Pinnacle Financial Partners worth $2,768,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP)
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- [By Joseph Griffin]
Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $76.25.
Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: KLX Inc.(KLXI)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Joseph Griffin]
Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on KLX (KLXI)
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in KLX Inc (NASDAQ:KLXI) by 537.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,809,642 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,525,961 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC’s holdings in KLX were worth $128,593,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Max Byerly]
BidaskClub downgraded shares of KLX (NASDAQ:KLXI) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday morning.
KLXI has been the subject of several other reports. SunTrust Banks cut shares of KLX from a buy rating to a hold rating and set a $53.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of KLX from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Saturday, February 17th. TheStreet cut shares of KLX from a b rating to a c+ rating in a report on Tuesday, March 6th. Finally, Jefferies Group upgraded shares of KLX from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $66.50.
- [By Lou Whiteman]
Wesco Aircraft (NYSE:WAIR) has found it difficult to compete against archrival KLX (NASDAQ:KLXI) in recent years, suspending guidance last year and then�reporting an unexpected full-fiscal-year loss. Wesco has been mounting a comeback lately, but the company's challenges are set to intensify after Boeing (NYSE:BA) announced plans to buy KLX for $4.25 billion.
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