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ST. LOUIS, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today announced it will hold a conference call on Friday, August 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2025 outlook and to respond to questions. Robert V. Vitale, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff A. Zadoks, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Matthew J. Mainer, Executive Vice President, C ...

(Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesDeal OverviewAccording to media publications on July 11, 2025, The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC, $27.58, Market Capitalization: $32.64 billion), a leading global packaged food company, is contemplating spinning-off its grocery business while retaining its high growth condiments and sauces segment. As per market estimates, the spin-off entity would command a valuation $20 billion, on favorable turnaround of business prospects.The Kraft Heinz Price ...

Core Insights - Insider buying activity has surged at three major companies, with executives investing over $170 million, indicating strong confidence in their future performance [1] Group 1: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) - Multiple directors, including Chairman Paul S. Levy, have purchased shares, with Levy investing approximately $55.4 million on May 8 [1][2] - Following Levy's purchase, BLDR shares increased by around 20%, outperforming the S&P 500's 11% gain during the same period [3] Group 2: UnitedHealth Group (UNH) - Stephen J. Hemsley, the new CEO and Chairman, bought approximately $25 million worth of shares on May 16, signaling confidence in the company's future [5][6] - Under Hemsley's previous leadership from 2006 to 2017, UNH shares provided a total return of 360%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 [8] Group 3: Middleby (MIDD) - Director Edward P. Garden purchased over $93 million in Middleby stock from May 9 to May 21, increasing his stake from approximately 5% to 6% [10][11] - Garden aims to focus the company on its commercial foodservice segment, and the company announced plans to spin off its food processing business [12]

Sprouts Farmers (SFM) closed at $167.27 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.59% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.32%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.53%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.26%. Coming into today, shares of the natural and organic food retailer had gained 2.13% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 3.84%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.51%. Market participants will be closely following the financial results ...

Stocks are moving higher ahead of earnings season. Many of the big technology stocks are expected to do well. However, the same can't be said for all sectors. According to FactSet, consumer staples stocks are expected to average negative earnings growth of around 3%. That’s better than consumer discretionary stocks, which are expected to average negative growth of approximately 5.4%. This bearish earnings outlook confirms that many of the same themes from the first quarter are still in play. Inflation is st ...

Lamb Weston (LW) is expected to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended May 2025. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on July 23, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On ...

An updated edition of the May 26, 2025 article.The natural foods industry has undergone a remarkable transformation, shifting from a niche market to a mainstream powerhouse driven by increasing consumer health consciousness and environmental awareness. Today, more than ever, consumers are prioritizing clean eating practices and ethical sourcing, catalyzing a surge in demand for natural and organic food products.Central to this evolution is the consumer's heightened preference for products that offer transpa ...

In its upcoming report, PepsiCo (PEP) is predicted by Wall Street analysts to post quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share, reflecting a decline of 11% compared to the same period last year. Revenues are forecasted to be $22.37 billion, representing a year-over-year decrease of 0.6%.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has undergone an upward revision of 0.1% in the past 30 days, bringing it to its present level. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed their initial estima ...

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call and webcast to discuss its fiscal 2025 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern time. Conference call participants should pre-register by clicking on this Registration Link to receive the dial-in number and a personal PIN, which are required to access the conference call. Questions will be taken only from participants on t ...