Investment analysts at Nomura began coverage on shares of Altria Group (NYSE:MO) in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “neutral” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Nomura’s target price points to a potential upside of 4.88% from the stock’s previous close. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) shares after opening at $38.27 moved to $38.56 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $37.82. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.07 and price to cash ratio as 23.68. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.61%.
Colgate-Palmolive logoColgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) Insider Andrew D. Hendry unloaded 6,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.03, for a total transaction of $390,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 185,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,077,762. Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) shares advanced 0.32% in last trading session and ended the day on $65.94. CL return on equity ratio is recorded as 121.30% and its return on assets is 16.50%. Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) yearly performance is 13.45%.
With the ever expanding market and increasing demand for protein, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) has also turned a new leaf. It announced the plans for constructing the next soy protein complex. Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) shares moved down -0.47% in last trading session and was closed at $44.17, while trading in range of $44.03 – $44.74. Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) year to date (YTD) performance is 2.39%.
Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) CEO, Paul Polman, delivered the Annual Lecture at London’s Imperial College Grantham Institute for Climate Change, and called for decisive action to tackle climate change in order to secure the future of businesses and people around the world in the years to come. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) weekly performance is 3.11%. On last trading day company shares ended up $42.12. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 7.84%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $42.13.