Slower sales weigh on General Mills

GENERAL MILLS INC. $44 (New York symbol GIS; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 596.8 million; Market cap: $26.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 4.6%; www.generalmills.com) is one of the world’s largest food makers. Its top brands include Big G (cereal), Green Giant (canned and… Read More

Keep holding these giant U.S. foodmakers

GENERAL MILLS INC. $42 (New York symbol GIS; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 596.1 million; Market cap: $25.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.generalmills.com) is one of the world’s largest foodmakers. Its top brands include Big G (cereal), Green Giant (canned… Read More