General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) said that Roderick A. Palmore, the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, has announced his plans to retire from the Company effective February 16, 2015. Richard C. Allendorf, the Company’s Vice President, Deputy General Counsel will succeed Mr. Palmore as the Company’s new General Counsel, beginning on February 16, 2015. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) net profit margin is 9.90% and weekly performance is 3.13%. On last trading day company shares ended up $54.40. Analysts mean target price for the company is $51.80. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 6.04%.
Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) announced financial results for 1Q14. Group net sales were up by 1% to $14 billion in 1Q14. Group operating income increased to $3.5 billion, up by 22% mainly due to $0.9 billion gain in the divestment of blood transfusion diagnostics department to Grifols S.A. Operating income margin was 24.9% of net sales, up by 4.4%. Core operating income was $3.7 billion, in line with 1Q13. Core operating income margin rose 0.9% in constant currencies, mainly due to better Pharmaceuticals core margins and lesser corporate costs. Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) shares advanced 0.57% in last trading session and ended the day on $88.41. NVS gross Margin is 66.50% and its return on assets is 7.80%.Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) quarterly performance is 12.94%.
Unilever (NYSE:UN)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks in a research note issued on Friday, American Banking News.com reports. They currently have a $45.00 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 5.73% from the stock’s previous close. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) shares moved up 0.26% in last trading session and was closed at $42.67, while trading in range of $42.54 – $42.81. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) year to date (YTD) performance is 8.13%.
CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. (NYSE:CBSO) Revenues were $3.86 billion for the first quarter of 2014 compared with $4.04 billion in the same prior-year period, which included more than $280 million from the CBS Television Network’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII. Content licensing and distribution revenues grew 6%, driven by higher international licensing of television programming. CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. (NYSE:CBSO) ended the last trading day at $31.41. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.57% and price to cash ratio as 129.65.CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. (NYSE:CBSO) showed a positive weekly performance of 5.40%.