Five Packaged Foods Stocks to Buy Now

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Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a mid-sized maker mainly of cereal products, has made the headlines recently on the back of its acquisition of National Pasteurized Eggs, a producer of pasteurized shell eggs, in order to build Post’s brand Michael Foods’ egg food business. Post Holdings reported net sales of $1.3 billion for the fiscal third quarter, which missed the estimates by around $10 million, but EPS of $0.62 topped the expectations by $0.13. However, Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has a huge debt burden, and its shares are trading at almost 30 times its earnings. At the end of June, 40 we track held about $1.5 billion worth of the company’s shares shares, up from 34 funds and $1.3 billion, respectively, a quarter earlier.

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The WhiteWave Foods Company (NYSE:WWAVfocuses on beverages, yogurt, ice cream and organic and vegan products for the US and European markets. On July 6, Danone agreed to acquire the company in an all-cash deal valued at $12.5 billion, or $56.25 per share. The deal will close by the end of 2016. In the last reported quarter, the company’s revenue of $1.05 billion, was $10 million better than expected, while EPS of $0.32 was higher than the consensus estimate of $0.30. A total of 37 investors we track hold about $630 million worth of WhiteWave Foods’ shares as of the end of the second quarter, up from 32 funds with stakes worth $580 million in aggregate at the end of March.

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