Stock Analysts

El Pollo Loco Continues With Menu Innovation to Drive Growth

El Pollo Loco LOCO started the year with the introduction of four ‘Under 500 Calories’ menu items. This is in line with the company’s aim to introduce a differentiated menu to counter intense competition in the fast food space. ‘Under 500 Calories’ items will feature nutrient-packed ingredients combined with El Pollo Loco’s signature flavors and are a healthier alternative to typical fast food […]

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Hormel Foods to Launch Froyo-Based SKIPPY Peanut Butter

Hormel Foods Corporation HRL recently joined forces with Menchie's for providing its consumers a new variety of flavored SKIPPY peanut butter in the new year. Over the last three months, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company yielded a return of 15.1%, outperforming 9.3% growth recorded by the industry . The company is currently plagued with certain industry-specific headwinds such as price inflation of major inputs (beef trim and pork bellies) and plunge in turkey prices […]

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Is Target (TGT) Next on Amazon’s (AMZN) Acquisition List?

Target Corporation TGT may be next on Amazon’s AMZN buyout list. This is what Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster predicts, per media reports. The forecast made by the famous tech analyst is enough to shake the retail industry, which has certainly been facing the brunt of heightened online competition, lower footfall and changing consumer spending patterns […]

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Tiffany’s (TIF) Efforts Place the Stock Favorably for 2018

Tiffany & Co. TIF is well positioned to augment both its top and bottom-line performance in the long run by leveraging capital investments made over the past several years in distribution, manufacturing and diamond sourcing processes. The company is steadily introducing new jewelry designs, new watch collection and fragrance, as well as additional jewelry SKUs […]

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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Spins Off Latin American Business

Liberty Global plc LBTYA recently completed the spin-off of its Latin American and Caribbean operations into a new, independent, publicly-traded company — Liberty Latin America Ltd. Following the announcement, shares of Liberty Global rose 1.14% to $36.24 on Jan 2. Liberty Latin America was previously a unit of Liberty Global under the LiLAC Group. […]

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Honda to Gain From Vision 2030 Plan, Vehicle Recalls a Woe

On Jan 2, we issued an updated research report on Honda Motor Company HMC . The stock has not seen any revision in the Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter fiscal 2018 as well as for current fiscal earnings over the last 30 days. The company’s Vision 2030 plan aims to focus more on development of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

United Mexican States Announces the Commencement of New Notes Offering and Tender of Old Notes

United Mexican States Announces the Commencement of New Notes Offering and Tender of Old Notes PR Newswire MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3, 2018 MEXICO CITY , Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — New Notes Offering The United Mexican States (” Mexico “) announced today the commencement of a global offering (the ” New Notes Offering “) of its global notes to be denominated in U.S. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Barracuda Acquires PhishLine

Barracuda Acquires PhishLine PhishLine’s Social Engineering Simulation and Training Platform Expands Barracuda Solutions to Protect Against Email-borne Targeted Attacks PR Newswire CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018 CAMPBELL, Calif. , Jan. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

KPMG To Acquire Global Identity And Access Management Business Of Cyberinc

KPMG To Acquire Global Identity And Access Management Business Of Cyberinc Acquisition Expands KPMG’s Enterprise Security Capabilities and Helps Firm to Meet Emerging Digital Consumer Identity Demand PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2018 NEW YORK , Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — KPMG LLP has agreed to acquire the Identity and Access Management business of Silicon Valley-based Cyberinc, which provides cyber security solutions globally. […]