MOLSON COORS BREWING CO. $83 – New York symbol TAP

MOLSON COORS BREWING CO. $83 (New York symbol TAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 185.0 million; Market cap: $15.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molson coors.com) jumped 20% in response to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s offer to buy rival brewer… Read More

Molson’s global expansion pays off

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $85 and TPX.B $85; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 185.3 million; Market cap: $15.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.3; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molson coors.com) is the world’s fifth-largest brewer by production volume… Read More

Pat: I would appreciate your advice on the SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF as a way to tap into the European market. Thanks for all your advice in the past.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, $43.15, symbol FEZ on New York (Units outstanding: 132.5 million; Market cap: $5.7 billion; www.spdrs.com), aims to replicate the performance of the EURO STOXX 50 Index.

The ETF’s top holdings include major European corporations like Total SA, Sanofi, Banco Santander S.A.,… Read More

MOLSON COORS BREWING CO. $44 – New York symbol TAP

MOLSON COORS BREWING CO. $44 (New York symbol TAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 184 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; WSSF Rating: Average) is the world’s fifth-largest brewer by volume. Its major brands include Coors Light, Molson Canadian and Carling.

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Lower costs lift Molson’s outlook

Global beer consumption rose 14% between 2005 and 2008. However, the recession will probably limit growth to around 1% this year. Moreover, brewers face rising competition from makers of wine and liquor. Consumers have also become more health-conscious in recent years, and are drinking less… Read More

Lower costs give Molson an advantage

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $44 and TPX.B $43; Conservative
Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 183.8 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; SI Rating: Average) is the world’s fifth-largest brewer by volume. Top brands include Coors Light, Molson Canadian and Carling.

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