Consumer Goods New Highs: Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC), Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRESY)

Shares of Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the company,AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.75. Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), net profit margin is 10.00% and weekly performance is 0.37%. On last trading day company shares ended up $38.01. Analysts mean target price for the company is $40.35. Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.11%.

Zacks downgraded shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC), from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report issued on Tuesday. They currently have $31.80 target price on the stock. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC), advanced 0.64% in last trading session and ended the day on $29.69. PPC, Gross Margin is 11.20% and its return on assets is 19.30%. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC), quarterly performance is 46.47%.

On July 01, 2014, The International Metal Decorators Association recognized two Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), metal packaging designs in the “Excellence in Quality” awards competition, which honors the best in metal decorating, at its 2014 conference in Bloomingdale, Ill. Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), shares moved up 0.65% in last trading session and was closed at $63.44, while trading in range of $62.81 – 63.53 Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), year to date (YTD) performance is 23.35%.

On May 12, 2014, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRESY), announces results for the Nine-month period 2014 ended March 31, 2014. Net income attributable to the company’s shareholders recorded a loss of Ps. 494.2 million in the nine-month period of 2014 compared to 2013, mainly explained by exchange rate differences. Gross profit increased by 49,7% in the nine-month period 2014 compared to 2013, explained by better agricultural results due to an increase in the fair value of biological assets and the increase of 34,9% in the urban segment. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRESY), ended the last trading day at $14.11. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.14% and price to cash ratio as 7.07. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRESY), showed a positive weekly performance of 5.93%.