Campbell Soup
New York symbol CPB, is the world's largest maker of canned soups. It also makes sauces and canned pasta, cakes and cookies and vegetable juices.
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $32 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 318.7 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.campbellsoupcompany.com) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices.
The company’s sales rose 1.7%, from …read more »
Campbell Soup Co., New York symbol CPB, is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. It is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices.
In the year ended July 31, 2011, Campbell’s earnings fell 4.6%, to $805 million from $844 million a year earlier. …read more »
Campbell Soup Co., symbol CPB on New York, is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices.
In the three months ended May 1, 2011, the large cap stock’s earnings rose 11.3%, to $187 million from $168 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose 16.3%, …read more »
Campbell Soup Co., symbol CBB on New York, is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices. The company gets 19.8% of its sales from international markets. Its biggest foreign markets are Australia and Europe.
In the three months ended January 30, 2011, company’s sales …read more »
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $36 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 335.7 million; Market cap: $12.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 3.1%; WSSF Rating: Above Average) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices.
The company gets 30% of its …read more »
A key part of our three-part investment approach is to stick with well-established, dividend-paying companies. (The other two parts are to spread your money out across the five main economic sectors, and downplay stocks in the broker/public-relations limelight.)
Most well-established companies have built up strong reputations that can help them overcome the inevitable downturns. Their trusted brands also make it …read more »
Food companies add stability to your portfolio. While they have to deal with changing costs and eating trends, they benefit from continuous, habitual buying by regular customers regardless of the overall economy. The recession has prompted more consumers to switch to cheaper, generic brands. But falling raw-material costs will let these six top food companies lower their prices, maintain their …read more »
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $29 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 350.3 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; WSSF Rating: Above Average) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices.
Like Heinz Campbell plans to spur growth by expanding overseas. …read more »
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $33 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 379.6 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; WSSF Rating: Above average) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups, and has 70% of the soup market in the United States. It also makes sauces and canned pasta (under the Prego brand), cakes and cookies (Pepperidge Farm) …read more »
