VF Corp (VFC) Shares Get a Boost From Q1 Earnings Beat

VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) unveiled its latest quarterly earnings results on Friday, which sent shares soaring as the company topped analysts’ expectations.

The company — which owns clothing brands such as The North Face, Vans and Timberland — said today that for its fiscal first quarter of 2019 it brought in net income of about $160.4 million, amounting to roughly 40 cents per share. The figure was ahead of its year-ago net income of $109.9 million, or 27 cents per share.

On an adjusted basis, VF Corp brought in earnings of 43 cents per share, which topped the 33 cents per share that analysts were calling for, according to data compiled by FactSet. On the revenue front, the company raked in sales of $2.788 billion, well ahead of its year-ago total of $2.268 billion.

The Wall Street consensus estimate was forecasting revenue of $2.679 billion, according to data compiled by FactSet. The company also increased its outlook for the full fiscal year 2019 as it now sees revenue to be in the range of $13.6 billion to $13.7 billion, ahead of its previous outlook, which was in the range of $13.45 billion to $13.55 billion.

VF Corp added that its earnings for the period is slated to be in the range of $3.52 to $3.57 per share, also better than its prior guidance that was in the range of $3.48 to $3.53 per share.

VF shares were up about 4.5% on Friday thanks to the company’s quarterly earnings beat.

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Domino's wants to open thousands of stores

Domino's wants to dramatically increase the number of its US locations.

CEO Richard Allison discussed the plan during a conference call discussing second quarter earnings on Thursday. In anticipation of the expansion, the pizza chain is investing between $115 and $120 million in its supply chain, more than it had planned.

Currently, there are about 5,650 Domino's locations in the United States. Over the next ten years, Domino's wants to open about 2,350 more.

The expansion plans follow a streak of growth. "As we look forward, we see an opportunity to take share broadly across the industry," Allison said.

Same store sales grew 6.9% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, driven mostly by an increase in orders.

More stores will help Domino's keep up with demand and also bolster its take out business by getting closer to customers, said BTIG restaurant analyst Peter Saleh.

Domino's has been growing steadily for years, thanks in part to its focus on affordable meals. It's also been ramping up its digital innovations. In the past few months, Domino's has started offering delivery to about 200,000 hotspots �� locations like parks and beaches �� that don't have a traditional address.

Without revealing how the hotspots impacted sales, Allison said he is "very pleased with the launch and customer reception." He added that the new hotspots may have even helped speed up deliveries because they are more familiar to employees dropping off orders than a home address.

Meanwhile, some of its competitors are struggling. Recently, Papa John's (PZZA) has been embroiled in scandal over its founder's use of a racial slur. Even before that, the chain was struggling to keep up with Domino's and Pizza Hut.

Top 5 Casino Stocks To Buy For 2019

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After having gained over 1,000 percent since its listing in 2005, online gaming and casino operator�Delta Corp�is on Motilal Oswal��s radar after reporting a decent set of numbers for the March quarter.

The brokerage noted how the company's revenue exceeded expectations, largely on the back of higher gaming revenue. It has maintained its 'buy' call on the stock with a price target of Rs 327, which implies an upside of 15 percent.

The company registered a respectable performance on the profitability front as well, with net profit quadrupling year-on-year to Rs 45.66 crore.

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Motilal Oswal pointed out that while Delta Corp's advertisement and promotion�expenses could drive user registrations, higher spend has led to the online gaming and casino business margin contracting to 14 percent.

Top 5 Casino Stocks To Buy For 2019: Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.(NXST)

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  Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) had its price target cut by B. Riley to $87.00. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

  Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a buy rating to a hold rating. According to Zacks, “Ralph Lauren outperformed the industry in the past six months backed by robust bottom-line performance in recent quarters. Notably, third-quarter fiscal 2018 marked the company’s 12th consecutive earnings beat while sales lagged estimates after a beat in the previous quarter. Additionally, the company’s Way Forward Plan is on track, and it remains keen on bolstering digital and international presence. Also, the company has been gaining from favorable geographic and channel mix shifts along with lower promotions and reduced product costs. Further, management adjusted fiscal 2018 outlook to account for the positive currency rates, which are likely to aid revenues and operating margins. However, its North America business continues to suffer due to distribution and brand exits, planned reduction in shipments and promotions to enhance the quality of sales, and lower customer demand.”

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  Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ: NXST) and Liberty Media Formula One Series C (NASDAQ:FWONK) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

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  Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) and China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

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  Media coverage about China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) has been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. China Automotive Systems earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the auto parts company an impact score of 45.9702420023483 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

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Top 5 Casino Stocks To Buy For 2019: SunTrust Banks, Inc.(STI)

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  Michael Douglass:�Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day.�It's�Monday, April 23rd,�and we have a round-up of financials news: yet�another Wells Fargo�fine, Morgan Stanley�(NYSE:MS) and Goldman Sachs�(NYSE:GS) earnings, and a data breach at�SunTrust (NYSE:STI). I'm your host,�Michael Douglass, and I'm joined by Matt Frankel. Matt,�welcome back! Let's hop right in,�because really, quite a bit of interesting news�for us to talk about today. First off,�Wells Fargo was fined $1 billion from the�Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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  This top regional has made big strides in traditional banking and with its broker-dealer side.�SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) is an Atlanta-based banking organization with total assets of around $173 billion and is the eighth largest bank in the United States�by deposits and branches.

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  iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund (BMV:EPU) declared a semiannual dividend on Wednesday, June 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 20th will be given a dividend of 0.3845 per share on Monday, June 25th. This represents a yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 19th.

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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) posted its Q1FY19 results which were above our estimates on YoY basis. Net revenue for Q1FY19 stood at INR 94.8 Bn (+11.2 YoY), as against our estimate of INR 92.8 Bn. A revival in consumer sentiments and pick-up in consumer demand, especially in rural India has resulted in volume momentum during the quarter. The top line was mainly driven by Foods & Refreshments segment, which reported revenue of INR 17.8 Bn (+8% YoY). EBIDTA stood at INR 22.5 Bn (+20.6% YoY), with OPM at 23.7% (+185 bps YoY). Reduction in purchase of trade goods by 20% on YoY basis has resulted in higher EBITDA and OPM during the quarter. PAT for Q1FY19 stood at INR 15.3 Bn (+19.2% YoY), with NPM of 16.1% (+107 bps YoY). An increase in other income by 19.5% YoY has resulted in higher PAT and NPM during the quarter.

Outlook

At CMP of INR 1,640 HUL is trading at P/E of 54.5x for FY20E. We assign P/E multiple of 59.8x and revising the target price to INR 1,800 with ��ACCUMULATE�� rating on the stock representing an upside of 9.8%.

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Buy or sell: Top stock trading ideas by market experts which are good short term bets

The Nifty50 after opening above psychological 11,000-mark hit a fresh five-month high following strong global cues, but saw some profit booking in later part of the session on Thursday.

The index formed a ��Shooting Star�� kind of pattern on the daily charts. Traders turned cautious ahead of June retail inflation and May industrial output data due later in the day.

The BSE Sensex surpassed its previous life time high of 36,443 and made a new record high of 36,699 levels intraday, before ending at all-time closing high of 36,548.41 (up 282.48 points).

The Nifty50 after opening at 11,006.95 rallied 130 points to hit a fresh five-month high of 11,078.30, but traders preferred to book some profits in later part of the session. It closed 74.90 points higher at 11,023.20 and is 148 points away from its all-time high of 11,171.55 seen in January.

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Some profit booking at higher levels made traders cautious about coming sessions. Hence the index needs to hold 11,000-mark for further uptrend but if it falls below that level, then there could be some selling pressure, experts said.

According to Pivot charts, the key support level is placed at 10,989.17, followed by 10,955.13. If the index starts moving upwards, key resistance levels to watch out are 11,067.77 and 11,112.33.

The Nifty Bank index closed at 27,026.55, up 210.35 points on Thursday. The important Pivot level, which will act as crucial support for the index, is placed at 26,920.2, followed by 26,813.8. On the upside, key resistance levels are placed at 27,148.9, followed by 27,271.2.

Here are the top stock trading ideas which can give good returns in the near term:

Hadrien Mendonca of IIFL

Buy Wipro�with target�at Rs 303�and stop loss�at Rs 267

Buy Dr Reddy's Labs�with target�at Rs 2,517�and stop loss�at Rs 2,272

Buy Bajaj Electricals�with target�at Rs 611�and stop loss�at Rs 536

Rajesh Agarwal of AUM Capital

Buy Century Enka with stop loss at Rs 259�and target of Rs 272

Buy Marico with stop loss at Rs 343�and target of Rs 360

Buy Bajaj Finance with stop loss at Rs 2390�and target of Rs 2450

Buy Sonata Software with stop loss at Rs 305�and target of Rs 330

Buy HDFC Bank with stop loss at Rs 2148�and target of Rs 2190

Disclaimer: The views and investment tips expressed by investment experts on moneycontrol.com are their own, and not that of the website or its management. Moneycontrol.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions. First Published on Jul 13, 2018 08:02 am

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News headlines about Torchmark (NYSE:TMK) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a daily sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.5314573312035 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Several analysts have recently commented on TMK shares. ValuEngine raised Torchmark from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 19th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Torchmark from $84.00 to $82.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 5th. Bank of America started coverage on Torchmark in a research report on Monday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $97.00 target price for the company. Zacks Investment Research cut Torchmark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co set a $78.00 price objective on Torchmark and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.56.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: American International Group Inc.(AIG)

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  Gifford Fong Associates acquired a new position in shares of American International Group (NYSE:AIG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 44,100 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,400,000.

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  Get American International Group alerts: AIG’s loss for European business worsens in 2017 (businessinsurance.com) $1.26 EPS Expected for American International Group (AIG) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) UBS: Buy AIG After Earnings Estimates ‘Bottom Out’ (finance.yahoo.com) American International Group (AIG) Stock Rating Upgraded by UBS (americanbankingnews.com) American International Group (AIG) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts (americanbankingnews.com)

  American International Group traded up $0.36, hitting $55.15, during mid-day trading on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 9,821,608 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,828,715. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27. American International Group has a 1-year low of $49.57 and a 1-year high of $67.30. The firm has a market cap of $49.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.24.

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  Losers Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares tumbled 48.59 percent to close at $1.275 on Thursday after the company priced its $18,000,000 public offering. InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV) fell 38.77 percent to close at $8.26 on Thursday. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares tumbled 27.43 percent to close at $8.81. Achaogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAO) dropped 24.76 percent to close at $11.06 in reaction to a disappointing update from an FDA AdCom panel. The FDA panel voted favorably for the company's Plazcomicin for treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections, but also voted against the therapy to be used as a treatment for bloodstream infections. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) shares declined 24.68 percent to close at $34.80 after the company posted downbeat quarterly results. LSC Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LKSD) shares fell 24.22 percent to close at $12.64 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) fell 21.42 percent to close at $50.80 following downbeat quarterly profit. Horizon Global Corporation (NYSE: HZN) dropped 20.42 percent to close at $6.00 following downbeat quarterly earnings. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) slipped 20.11 percent to close at $2.90 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR) fell 19.28 percent to close at $36.93. Esperion Therapeutics stock lost roughly a third of its value Wednesday after the company reported mixed Phase III results for its leading drug candidate, bempedoic acid. JP Morgan downgraded Esperion Therapeutics from Neutral to Underweight. Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: LPI) declined 17.77 percent to close at $8.98 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings. The Habit Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: HABT) dipped 16.1 percent to close at $8.60 after the company reported downbeat quarterly results. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (N

Hot Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Topdanmark A/S (TOP)

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  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded down 15.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on June 21st. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded up 4% against the dollar. TopCoin has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $123.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular exchanges.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU)

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  Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) takes such pride in its rock-solid financial condition that it uses an actual rock -- the Rock of Gibraltar�-- as its corporate symbol. Prudential Financial backs up that claim with a balance sheet that has more cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments�than total debt on it. It also claims a debt-to-equity ratio around 0.6 and a current ratio around 1.0�, which are further signs of a solid financial condition.

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  Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) by 2.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,363 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,391 shares during the period. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $6,354,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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  Well, given the growing demand for securitized mortgage deals, Barclays plans to package and sell these Irish loans over the next two months. The group of investors that has shown interest in buying residential mortgage backed securities includes M&G Investments, the investment management division of British insurer Prudential Plc (NYSE: PRU) and Pacific Investment Management Co. ("PIMCO").

Hot Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: W.R. Berkley Corporation(WRB)

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  ValuEngine cut shares of W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Monday morning.

  WRB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America cut shares of W. R. Berkley from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and set a $74.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, June 14th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of W. R. Berkley from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Boenning Scattergood restated a hold rating on shares of W. R. Berkley in a report on Wednesday, April 25th. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of W. R. Berkley in a report on Monday. They set a sell rating and a $74.00 target price on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the stock. W. R. Berkley currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $70.78.

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  W. R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB) and State Auto Financial (NASDAQ:STFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

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Hot Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Aon Corporation(AON)

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  CorVel (NASDAQ: CRVL) and AON (NYSE:AON) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.96 per share on revenue of $3.46 billion. Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.8 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $1.75 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $9.27 billion. LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion. V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $2.90 billion. Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $407.27 million. Boise Cascade Company (NYSE: BCC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $308.05 million. ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $683.96 million. Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.19 per share on revenue of $551.00 million. Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.52 per share on revenue of $288.31 million. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion. Genesis Energy, L.P
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  State of Wisconsin Investment Board decreased its holdings in shares of Aon (NYSE:AON) by 9.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 384,127 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 38,942 shares during the quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s holdings in AON were worth $53,905,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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  AON (NYSE:AON) had its price target hoisted by Citigroup from $160.00 to $165.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Bombardier (BBD) Upgraded to Outperform at AltaCorp Capital

Bombardier (TSE:BBD) was upgraded by stock analysts at AltaCorp Capital from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday.

Separately, Desjardins restated a “buy” rating on shares of Bombardier in a research note on Thursday, April 5th.

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Shares of Bombardier opened at C$9.97 on Wednesday, according to MarketBeat. Bombardier has a 52-week low of C$7.83 and a 52-week high of C$13.18.

Bombardier (TSE:BBD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 3rd. The company reported C$0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$4.91 billion.

Alico (ALCO) versus Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Financial Review

Alico (NASDAQ: ALCO) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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74.2% of Alico shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by institutional investors. 60.1% of Alico shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Alico has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alico and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alico	-9.44%	-2.23%	-0.91%
Fresh Del Monte Produce	2.79%	6.70%	4.25%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alico and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alico	$129.83 million	1.99	-$9.45 million	N/A	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.09 billion	0.53	$120.80 million	N/A	N/A

Fresh Del Monte Produce has higher revenue and earnings than Alico.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Alico and Fresh Del Monte Produce, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alico	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0	0	0	0	N/A

Dividends

Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fresh Del Monte Produce pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Fresh Del Monte Produce has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Fresh Del Monte Produce is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce beats Alico on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Alico Company Profile

Alico, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agribusiness and land management company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Alico Citrus, Conservation and Environmental Resources, and Other Operations. The Alico Citrus segment engages in planting, owning, cultivating, and/or managing citrus groves to produce fruits for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets; and contracting for the harvesting, marketing, and hauling of citrus. The Conservation and Environmental Resources segment is involved in the activities related to cattle grazing, sod, native plant, and animal sales; and leasing, management, and/or conservation of unimproved native pasture land. The Other Operations segment engages in the activities related to rock mining royalties, oil exploration, and other lines of business; and ownership and/or lease of improved farmland. Alico, Inc. owned approximately 122,000 acres of land located in 12 counties in Florida, which include the Alachua, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Martin, Osceola, and Polk. The company was founded in 1960 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida. Alico, Inc. is a subsidiary of 734 Investors, LLC.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Company Profile

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables worldwide. It offers fresh produce products consisting of bananas, pineapples, melons, tomatoes, grapes, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, citrus, avocados, blueberries, strawberries, and kiwi; various vegetables, including potatoes, onions, bell peppers, and cucumbers; and various other fruits, such as plantains and mangos. The company also produces and distributes prepared fruits and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks, poultry, and meat products. In addition, it engages in ocean freight business; and manufacturing plastic and box products, such as bins, trays, bags, and boxes. The company offers its products under the DEL MONTE brand, as well as under other brands, such as UTC, Rosy, Fruit Express, Just Juice, Fruitini, and other regional brands. It markets and distributes its products to retail stores, club stores, wholesalers, distributors, and foodservice operators. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

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About Total Energy Services

Total Energy Services Inc provides diversified energy services. It operates through four segments: Contract Drilling Services; Rentals and Transportation Services; Compression and Process Services; and Well Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment offers contract drilling services to oil and gas exploration and development companies in the United States and Australia.