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(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:35:05 +0000

We recently downgraded our recommendation on Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) to Underperform following a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter 2011 results. ADM’s quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.84 and dropped almost 16% from the prior-year quarter, primarily due to a higher income tax rate. Although, ADM is expanding its global footprint [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:39:25 +0000

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – Bear of the Day

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Beats The Street by a Penny

vitalstocks — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:12:57 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported robust third-quarter 2011 results. Net income for the reported quarter was $578.0 million or 86 cents per share compared with $421.0 million or 65 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly earnings also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The robust quarterly result was primarily attributable [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Beats The Street by a Penny

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Remarkets Debt

vitalstocks — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:09:36 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced the successful remarketing in two parts of $1.75 billion of notes originally issued as a component of its equity units in June 2008. The $70 million notes in the first part carry a coupon rate of 4.479% and are due to mature on March 1, 2021. The $1 billion [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Remarkets Debt

(ADM) Employment and Earnings to Share Stage – Earnings Preview

vitalstocks — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:21:25 +0000

Earnings Preview 7/30/10 Earnings season will be still going strong next week. There will be 1,161 firms reporting Incorporatedluding 106 S&P 500 firms. The firms reporting are some of the biggest and most important bellwethers of the economy, and slice across a wide spectrum of industries. Included in next week’s line up are: Archer Daniels [...]

(ADM) Employment and Earnings to Share Stage – Earnings Preview

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland’s Earnings Soar

vitalstocks — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:17:18 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) reported fiscal 2010 third-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday. The company’s earnings surged to 65 cents per share, compared to break-even EPS in the year-ago period, primarily driven by improved performance in oilseeds and corn processing. Quarterly earnings still missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents per [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland’s Earnings Soar

(BG) Bunge Limited to Acquire Land in Brazil

vitalstocks — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:54:25 +0000

Bunge Limited (BG), a premier global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., has recently announced plans to acquire 25,000 acres in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from the local firm Acucar Guarani to grow cane for its sugar and ethanol mills. Acucar Guarani is a leading Brazilian company that manufactures, imports, and exports sugar, alcohol and [...]

(BG) Bunge Limited to Acquire Land in Brazil

(ANDE) The Andersons Incorporated – Big Earnings Beat in the Fourth Quarter

vitalstocks — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:57:37 +0000

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) has been riding the ups and downs of the grain and fertilizer markets over the past 2 years but with the global economy poised for recovery, so are the Andersons’ business segments. The Andersons is a value stock, with a price-to-book ratio of just 1.5. The Andersons (yes, that’s really the [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons Incorporated – Big Earnings Beat in the Fourth Quarter

(BG) Bunge Discontinues the Processing of Soybeans

vitalstocks — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:38:23 +0000

Bunge Ltd. (BG), a leading integrated global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., has decided to discontinue the processing of soybeans at its facility in Danville, Illinois, resulting in a possible retrenchment of 100 employees. The company will continue to operate the facility as a grain elevator for soybeans and a co-located corn mill. [...]

(BG) Bunge Discontinues the Processing of Soybeans

(ANDE) The Andersons Beats Street Estimates

vitalstocks — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:34:15 +0000

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 88 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents and a significant improvement compared to a net loss of $1.84 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company’s Grain and Ethanol group posted a strong growth in the reported quarter. Moreover, [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons Beats Street Estimates

(BG) Bunge Limited Wraps Up Initial Moema Deal

vitalstocks — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000

Bunge Ltd. (BG), a leading global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., has recently completed the first phase of 100% acquisition of Usina Moema Participacoes S.A., a holding company that wholly owns one sugarcane mill in Brazil and has ownership interests in five others. With this, Bunge has obtained 100% ownership of three of [...]

(BG) Bunge Limited Wraps Up Initial Moema Deal

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Company Beats Estimates

vitalstocks — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:48:09 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the leading food processing companies in the world, reported fiscal 2010 second quarter earnings of $567 million or 88 cents per share, compared to $578 million or 90 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a hefty margin of 16 cents. [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Company Beats Estimates

(BG) Bunge Limited to Sell Brazil Fertilizer

vitalstocks — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:32:28 +0000

Bunge Ltd. (BG), a leading integrated global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., is currently engaged in discussions with Vale S.A. (VALE), a diversified metals and mining company, to sell its fertilizer business in Brazil Incorporatedluding its 42.3% stake in fertilizer company Fosfertil. The deal valued at $3.8 billion would be Vale’s biggest acquisition [...]

(BG) Bunge Limited to Sell Brazil Fertilizer

(ADM) Institute for Supply Management’s Services Index Up

vitalstocks — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:41 +0000

The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing (services) index rose to 50.1 in December from 48.7 in November, effectively saying that the service side of the economy is neither expanding nor contracting (50.0 is the dividing line). This is in marked contrast to the Manufacturing index it released on Monday. The service side covers far more [...]

(ADM) Institute for Supply Management’s Services Index Up

(BG) Bunge’s Expands With Sugarcane Mills in Brazil

vitalstocks — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:03:25 +0000

Bunge Limited (BG), a leading global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., has recently acquired 100% ownership in Usina Moema Participacoes S.A., a holding company that wholly owns one sugarcane mill in Brazil and has ownership interests in five others. With the acquisition, Bunge has obtained approximately 60% effective share of the total capacity [...]

(BG) Bunge’s Expands With Sugarcane Mills in Brazil

(ANDE) The Andersons – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:54:50 +0000

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) reported third-quarter earnings of 7 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents and the prior-year EPS of 70 cents. Apart from the Grain & Ethanol Group, all other segments posted an operating loss for the quarter. Revenue declined 33.6% to $601.0 million from $905.7 million in [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:02 +0000

The Andersons (ANDE) reported third-quarter earnings of 7 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents and the prior-year EPS of 70 cents per share. Apart from the Grain & Ethanol Group, all other segments at ANDE posted an operating loss for the quarter. Revenue declined 33.6% to $601.0 million from [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons – Bear of the Day

($ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. – Positive Earnings Revisions

vitalstocks — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:54:10 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) is rebounding steadily after the commodities bubble burst last year. Estimates moving forward are showing steady growth. Company Description Archer Daniels is a global agriculture company, processing crops into food ingredients, agricultural feed, renewable fuels, and other alternative chemicals. EPS Surprise In the company’s latest earnings report, on Nov 3, [...]

($ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. – Positive Earnings Revisions

(ANDE) The Andersons’ Earnings Report is Well Behind Estimates

vitalstocks — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:11:00 +0000

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) reported third-quarter earnings of 7 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents and prior-year earnings of 70 cents per share. Apart from the Grain & Ethanol Group, all other segments posted an operating loss for the quarter. Revenues declined 33.6% to $601 million from $905.7 million [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons’ Earnings Report is Well Behind Estimates

(ADM) Archer Daniels Beats Midland Beats Estimates

vitalstocks — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:25:42 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), the agricultural processor company, recently reported first-quarter 2010, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate on the heels of lower corn costs. The quarterly earnings of 77 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents but fell 52% year-on-year from $1.62 in earnings delivered in the prior-year quarter, as [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Beats Midland Beats Estimates

(ANDE) The Andersons Inc. – Earnings Consensus Estimates Rise

vitalstocks — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:49 +0000

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) is scheduled to report third quarter earnings after the bell on Nov 4. Despite a slowdown in the agriculture sector analysts are bullish on the quarter and expect 2009 year over year earnings growth of 23.80%. Company Description The Andersons is an agribusiness company operating with five business segments: Grain and [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons Inc. – Earnings Consensus Estimates Rise

(ANDE) The Andersons, Inc. – Analysts Optimistic

vitalstocks — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:16:42 +0000

The Anderson’s, Inc. (ANDE) reported second quarter results on Aug 5 and missed on analysts’ estimates, yet third quarter and full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates continue to move higher. ANDE trades at 14x forward earnings. Company Description The Anderson’s is a diversified agribusiness company with interests in grain and plant nutrients, railcar leasing and repair, industrial [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons, Inc. – Analysts Optimistic

($BG) Bunge Limited – Beat forecast by 213.24% in the Second Quarter

vitalstocks — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:04:45 +0000

Bunge Limited (BG) sees a strong second half of the year as the agriculture sector rebounds with the fall harvest. Bunge recently reaffirmed its full year earnings guidance. BG trades with a forward P/E of 13.6. Company Description Bunge is an agribusiness and food company with operations in over 30 countries. The company, founded in [...]

($BG) Bunge Limited – Beat forecast by 213.24% in the Second Quarter

(ANDE) The Andersons, Inc – beat the Consensus Estimate by 28 cents reporting earnings per share of 27 cents

vitalstocks — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:35:28 +0000

The Anderson’s, Inc. (ANDE) is expected to report second-quarter results next week after beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 28 cents in the first quarter. Can it keep the momentum? Analysts are expecting 19.55% year over year earnings growth in 2009. Company Description The Anderson’s is a diversified agribusiness company with interests in grain and [...]

(ANDE) The Andersons, Inc – beat the Consensus Estimate by 28 cents reporting earnings per share of 27 cents

(ANDE) Andersons Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

vitalstocks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:11:06 +0000

Andersons Inc. (ANDE) is currently trading at 14X forward earnings with a very impressive 22% earnings growth projection for the next-year period to boot. Company Description The Anderson’s Inc., with its subsidiaries, operates in agriculture storage and transportation markets in the United States. The company was founded in 1947 and has market cap of $531 [...]

(ANDE) Andersons Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

vitalstocks — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:43:56 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s (ADM) share price continues to pressure a key level of resistance on the heels of strong earnings and mostly bullish earnings estimates. Second-Quarter Results ADM’s second-quarter results, reported on Feb 3, were solid. Revenue was up 1% to $16.67 billion. Income came in at $585 million, up from $473 million last [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Company – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy

vitalstocks — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:36:54 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) recently stated that its able to execute on its growth strategy thanks to a strong balance sheet, global asset base, industry acumen and the company’s expertise in risk- and cost-management. Company Description Archer-Daniels-Midland, one of the largest agricultural processors worldwide, makes food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Company – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – exceeding the consensus estimate 32%

Shawn — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:26:30 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) recently declared a dividend of 14 cents per share, which represents a 1-cent increase. The company also delivered a solid second quarter, which included year-over-year net earnings growth of 24%. ADM’s 309th Dividend The company’s dividend of 14 cents per share is payable March 12, 2009, to shareholders of record [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – exceeding the consensus estimate 32%

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – ROE of 18% fare well against a negative industry average figure

Shawn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:45:31 +0000

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) has seen earnings estimates climb 41% over the past 3 months for the fiscal year ending June 2009. The company recently announced its acquisition of Schokinag-Schokolade-Industrie Herrmann GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe’s leading producers of chocolate and cocoa powder. Company Description Archer-Daniels-Midland, one of the largest agricultural processors worldwide, makes [...]

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – ROE of 18% fare well against a negative industry average figure

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – ROE of 18% against a negative industry ROE

Shawn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:48:52 +0000

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) has seen bullish earnings estimate revisions from analysts Incorporatedluding a 3% boost in past week. Estimates are in the Rise For the year ending June 2009, the consensus estimate continues to stand at $3.40 per share as was the case when ADM was featured as Growth and Income in late December. Three [...]

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – ROE of 18% against a negative industry ROE

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – a record of 77 years of uninterrupted dividends

Shawn — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:55:51 +0000

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) posted record results in its fiscal first quarter. Earnings per share of $1.63 more than doubled the year-prior 68 cents and soared past the consensus estimate by astonishing 133%. Company Description Archer-Daniels-Midland, one of the largest agricultural processors worldwide, makes food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally derived alternatives to [...]

(ADM) Archer-Daniels-Midland – a record of 77 years of uninterrupted dividends

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – current-year estimate up to $3.36 per share from $2.46 60 days ago

Shawn — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:48:56 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) is in the distinguished position of operating in the #1 Zacks Industry of Food. The company’s profits and share price have been rallying in response to the big dip in commodity prices. Company Description Archer Daniels Midland Co. operates as a food ingredient producer, buying commodities like corn and wheat [...]

(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland – current-year estimate up to $3.36 per share from $2.46 60 days ago

(BG) – Bunge – exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters

Shawn — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:16 +0000

Analysts are bullish on Bunge (BG), which has exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters. The company recently announced that it satisfied a regulatory condition that allowed it to close its acquisition of Corn Products International.Company Description Bunge Limited is a global agribusiness and food company with [...]

(BG) – Bunge – exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters

Shawn — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:20:22 +0000

(BG) – Bunge – exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters

Shawn — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:40:02 +0000

(BG) – Bunge – exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters

Shawn — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:40:02 +0000

(BG) – Bunge – exceeded the consensus estimate by an average of 68% over the past 5 consecutive quarters

(ANDE) – The Andersons Inc – expected to earn between $4.40 – $4.80, up from $3.65 – $4.00 per share

Shawn — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:03 +0000

The Andersons Inc. (ANDE) recently raised its full-year earnings guidance twice within a 30-day period, underscoring the strength of demand the company is experiencing in its plant nutrient segment. The Anderson’s second-quarter results were great and its share price has been steadily advancing in response to the bullish environment.The Andersons Inc., in conjunction with its [...]

(ANDE) – The Andersons Inc – expected to earn between $4.40 – $4.80, up from $3.65 – $4.00 per share

(BG) – Bunge Limited – Beat Wall Street Second Quarter Estimates by 97.08%

Shawn — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:01 +0000

Bunge continues to beat Wall Street estimates as fertilizers and agribusiness boom. The company has surprised on estimates 4 consecutive quarters on average of 73.91%. Bunge’s forward P/E is 8.40.Company Description Bunge Limited (BG) is an agriculture food company with operations in over 30 countries. The company, a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy), manufactures fertilizers, [...]

(BG) – Bunge Limited – Beat Wall Street Second Quarter Estimates by 97.08%

(BG) – Bunge Limited – current estimates at $9.58 per share, versus last month’s $7.47

Shawn — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:11:06 +0000

Bunge Limited (BG) sees solid growth ahead as evidenced by the company’s recent increase of its full-year 2008 guidance from a range of $7.10 to $7.40 per share to $9.35 to $9.65 per share. Wall Street is in agreement, pegging current estimates at $9.58 per share, versus last month’s $7.47. In addition to the promise [...]

(BG) – Bunge Limited – current estimates at $9.58 per share, versus last month’s $7.47