Consumer Goods Touched New Highs: PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM), Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK), Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB)

Posted by on Apr 21, 2014

Net income at PepsiCo Inc (NYSE:PEP) was up by 13% during the first quarter on cuts in costs, price increases as well as one-time benefits that offset softer volumes and headwinds from foreign exchange at the beverage and snack giant. On last trading day PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) ended up 0.92% higher to close at $85.55 while trading in the range of $84.49 – $85.94. Its return on assets (ROA) is 8.90% while return on investment (ROI) is 14.10%. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) monthly performance is 5.14%.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) SVP Mark Bemis sold 19,968 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.01, for a total transaction of $898,759.68. Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) in last trading activity ended up at $45.04 with day range of $44.80 – $45.34. Company weekly performance is 1.97% while its quarterly performance stands at 9.83%. Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) is 0.04% away from its 52 week high.

Shares of Crown Holdings, Inc (NYSE:CCK) saw strong trading volume on Thursday following a stronger than expected earnings report, American Banking News.com reports. 1,930,039 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 42% from the previous session’s volume of 1,355,269 shares. Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) belongs to Consumer Goods sector with market capitalization of B and has 1.80% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $46.59 while opening price was $46.31.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB) will post its Q114 quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. Analysts expect Kimberly-Clark Corp. to post earnings of $1.47 per share and revenue of $5.31 billion for the quarter. On Thursday shares of Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) opened at $112.09 and closed at $112.54. This year Company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) growth is 25.10% and next year’s estimated EPS growth is 7.82%. Analysts mean target price for Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) is $ 108.00.

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