14 Best Low-Risk Stocks to Buy Right Now
In this article, we will discuss the 14 Best Low-Risk Stocks to Buy Right Now. You can skip our detailed discussion of today’s financial markets...
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Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Michael Novogratz, Steve Cohen, Hudson Executive Capital, SkyBridge Capital, H2O Asset Management, Air T, Inc. (AIRT), Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (HLF), and More
Bitcoin is Due for a Pullback, but Institutions will Buy the Dip, Novogratz Says (CNBC) The furious rise for bitcoin in recent months has left the the...
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Kyle Bass, Eddie Lampert, Cerberus Capital, Saba Capital Management, WD-40 Company (WDFC), Conagra Brands Inc (CAG), and More
Sears Holdings Sues Lampert, Mnuchin and Berkowitz | Zeta Global to Buy Sizmek | PGE Ratepayers Push for a Seat at the Table (The Wall Street Journal)...
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Atlantic Investment Management, Pzena Investment, Brady Corp (BRC), Plug Power Inc (PLUG), and More
Hedge Fund Titans Aurelius and Elliott Clash in Distressed Deal (Bloomberg) Years after leaving the New York-based hedge fund Elliott Management Corp.,...
Market Movers Today: Zagg Inc (ZAGG), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Immuron Ltd (IMRN), Kroger Co (KR), and More
Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG) (The Motley Fool) What happened: Shares of ZAGG (NASDAQ:ZAGG) have plunged today, down 19% as of 11:45 a.m. EST, after the company...
11 Largest Online Retailers in the World
In this article, well reveal the 11 largest online retailers in the world based on net income. The retail industry is radically moving into the digital...
5 Best Quant Hedge Funds’ 5 Top Picks
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, this...
11 Largest Grocery Chains By Revenue in America
The 11 largest grocery chains by revenue in America each sell billions of dollars of food and groceries to U.S. citizens every year. A grocery store is...
What is Going On With These Five Falling Stocks?
At a time when the Dow is up by 65 points, the Nasdaq is flat, and the S&P is 0.25% in the green, shares of five companies are getting battered in...
Why Inventergy, Buckle, Whole Foods, and Two Other Stocks Are Making Headlines
Although the broader markets are relatively flat, with the Dow Jones down 18 points, the NASDAQ index off by 0.12%, and the S&P 500 trading 0.04%...
Five Food Chain Stocks Hedge Funds Like: Kroger Co. (KR), Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM), & More
Food chain store segment offers some solid stocks for investors. The stocks are robust as they deal with daily needs of the consumers. However, currently...
Facebook, Google, and More: Why Investors Are Buzzing About These 5 Stocks
All three indexes are in the red today as traders again take profits off the table from the market’s run-up over the past few months after the...
Why Are These Five Stocks in the Spotlight Today?
The major US indices inched down on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 losing around 0.50% in the first hour of trading...
Should Investors Worry About the Voluminous Insider Selling at These Companies?
The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index, known as the VIX, has been on a steady increase since the beginning of the current week, which...
Why Are These Four Stocks Surging on Wednesday?
Four stocks from the retail, finance and technology segments are rallying on Wednesday, amid strong moves in the main indices. Let’s take a look...
5 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy
Over the past 12 months the Discount Stores industry has posted average gains of 14.12%. Smart money managers have been able to capture a fair chunk of...
The Kroger Co. (KR) Needs 20,000 Pairs of Helping Hands
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)‘s stock price has risen about 30% year-to-date and the company has been performing overly good. It’s labor force...
3 Companies That Might Acquire Rite Aid
Is it possible that Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) will be acquired by one of its larger competitors – Walgreen or CVS? The answer is likely “...
Kellogg Company (K), Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT): Are Investors Worried About ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) Earnings?
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors are anxiously hoping that the company will give them some...
Fairway Group Holdings Corp (FWM), The Kroger Co. (KR), Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM): Why Uniqueness Alone Is Insufficient as a Competitive Advantage
Investors have pushed Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM) to more than 70% above its April IPO price of $13, largely because of its uniqueness...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), The Kroger Co. (KR), Safeway Inc. (SWY): Why Earnings Quality Matters
If investing were as simple as looking at a price-to-earnings ratio, we would all make great investments. But too often investors are surprised when a...
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (HTSI): Major Changes at The Kroger Co. (KR) — Are They Good?
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the nation’s largest grocery chain, is undergoing major changes, including a $2.4 billion acquisition of Harris Teeter...
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (HTSI), Safeway Inc. (SWY): How Solid The Kroger Co. (KR) Earnings Could Send Shares Soaring
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors have gotten extremely bullish about the grocery chain, bidding shares...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), The Kroger Co. (KR), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Top-Notch Supermarket Chain Has One Big Weakness
You can play the health-conscious consumer in many different ways, one of them being Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM). Whole Foods Market, Inc. (...
The Kroger Co. (KR), The Fresh Market Inc (TFM): Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) Moves Beyond Organic
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) is working to lessen being perceived as an upscale grocer by offering more deals to compete more effectively with...
Who’s The Next Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM)?
Unless you live in the Southwest United States, you have probably never been to a Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM). However, if the company’...
Safeway Inc. (SWY), The Kroger Co. (KR): This Grocer Is Heading in the Right Direction
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) is the second largest supermarket operator in the U.S. after The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), and primarily operates as a food and drug...
Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF), U.S. Bancorp (USB): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 25% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That&#...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (HTSI): Growth Gets Better With Size For These Retailers
Customer satisfaction and an enhanced buying experience are the new focus for retailers. The preference for shopping at convenience stores and eating...
Safeway Inc. (SWY), The Kroger Co. (KR), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM): Grocery Stores Are Bending the Rules, but It May Not Matter in the End
Source: Infrogmation, via Wikimedia Commons. In 2009 David Moore, then president of the Western Growers Associated, testified before Congress about how...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM): Has America Reached Peak Obesity?
Let’s face it, organic food is pricey, but that doesn’t stop folks from buying it. Whole Foods has been on a tear. In the last 5 years, they...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), The Kroger Co. (KR), Safeway Inc. (SWY): A Short History Of Slotting Fees
If you’re in the grocery business, you know how difficult the economics can be. You might buy something for $1 and sell it for $1.30, which isn&#...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), The Kroger Co. (KR), Safeway Inc. (SWY): Why Grocery Stores Will Threaten Restaurants
The American food landscape is changing. Earlier this week, I discussed the rise of both the organic and local food movements. Today, let’s focus...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Safeway Inc. (SWY), SUPERVALU INC. (SVU): Three Numbers to Know Before Buying Grocery Stocks
The grocery store business can be brutal. From every dollar received, a supermarket might only be able to bank two or three pennies as profit. That means...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Safeway Inc. (SWY): Is This Grocery Stock Still a Buy?
It is very unusual for a non-cyclical grocery stock to rally 80% in one year’s time, but that’s exactly what The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has accomplished...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): The Store That Helped Build the Suburbs
On this day in economic and business history … One of the most important economic trends in postwar America was suburban sprawl — the spread...
SUPERVALU INC. (SVU), The Kroger Co. (KR), Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO): This Grocer’s Comeback Is on Track
Wholesale distributor and independent retailer SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) recently released its quarterly earnings. The results were better than expected...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM): Is This Organic Foods Leader Too Expensive?
With sales nearly quadrupling over the last decade, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has been quite a nice growth story, capitalizing on the trend...
Will The Kroger Co. (KR) Put Another Acquisition in Its Shopping Cart?
Having conquered the southern mid-Atlantic region and the Carolinas with its acquisition of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI), will supermarket...
The Kroger Co. (KR): Is This the Right Time to Add This Giant Grocer to Your Portfolio?
Grocery stores have become an integral part of every consumers life. According to a report issued by the Food Marketing Institute, American consumers...
SUPERVALU INC. (SVU), Safeway Inc. (SWY), The Kroger Co. (KR): What’s up With Supermarkets?
SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) , and The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) have been up double and even triple digits in the last year. Supermarkets...
The Kroger Co. (KR), Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (HTSI): Consolidation in a Bad Industry Doesn’t Make Good Businesses
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is planning to buy Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI) for $2.5 billion. While it’s probably a decent deal, it doesn...
Should You Imitate The Insider Purchase At Safeway Inc. (SWY)?
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) senior vice president David Bond purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on July 22nd, according to a Form 4 filed with...
SUPERVALU INC. (SVU): Finding Super Value In Grocery Stores — Not That One
Coming from the world of retail, I’m happy for someone to market to me when that marketing is good. The unexpected purchase that comes along only...
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Emerging Leaders in Online Grocery Shopping and Home Delivery
Expect to see online grocery sales expand in the coming years, as more online shopping opportunities are made available to the public. Online grocery...
The Kroger Co. (KR): This Is No Ordinary Supermarket
Earlier this week Fool blogger Timothy Green wrote a great piece detailing The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)‘s expansion plans. But I can’t help but...
Why Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) Will Continue to Thrive
Over the past five years organic grocer, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) grew trailing revenue and free cash flow 57% and 1600% respectively (see...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Grocer Is Expanding its Reach
The grocery business is not an easy one. With Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE:WMT) quickly becoming the largest seller of groceries in the United States,...
Is The Kroger Co. (KR) a Buy After The Recent Acquisition?
The food industry has gotten hot with M&A activities as The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the nation’s largest grocery chain, offered $49.38 per share to...
Safeway Inc. (SWY), SUPERVALU INC. (SVU), The Kroger Co. (KR): Do These Stocks Belong on Your Grocery List?
When thinking about where you want to buy your food, the first consideration has to be quality. Nobody wants to buy rancid meat or moldy bread. Thankfully...
