Healthy outlook for Kraft

KRAFT HEINZ CO. $40 is a buy. The foodmaker (Nasdaq symbol KHC, Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) cut its quarterly dividend by 36.5% with the March 2019 payment, to $0.40 a share… Read More

Top toymakers attract activists

The toy industry has suffered in the past few years as COVID-19 shut down retail stores. Rising raw material costs and shipment delays have also hurt earnings. The easing pandemic and the opportunity to build back even stronger earnings is why activist investors are now… Read More

McCormick & Co. Inc. may not be your best bet

McCormick & Co. Inc. may not be your best bet

The firm’s dependence on sales from restaurants and foodservice customers are a good reason why its year-to-date return remains negative.

The stock still trades at 32.6 times the company’s 2022 earnings forecast.

MCCORMICK & CO. INC. (New York symbol MKC; www.mccormick.com) is a spice and seasonings… Read More