General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS) General Counsel and Executive Vice President Roderick Palmore is retiring, the company disclosed Tuesday. Pamore is a former Sara Lee Corp. executive and general counsel and has been the Golden Valley-based food company’s top lawyer for six years. General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS) net profit margin is 9.90% and weekly performance is 1.88%. On last trading day company shares ended up $53.67. Analysts mean target price for the company is $51.80. General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.80%.
Carlisle Companies Inc.’s (NYSE:CSL) board has elected Christian Koch to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Carlisle Companies, Inc. (NYSE:CSL) shares advanced 0.10% in last trading session and ended the day on $83.85. CSL Gross Margin is 25.50% and its return on assets is 7.70%. Carlisle Companies, Inc. (NYSE:CSL) quarterly performance is 10.61%.
Hanesbrands, Inc.’s. (NYSE:HBI) revenue growth has remained flat in the last couple of years as the company’s domestic market, which generates nearly 90% of total revenues, has become saturated. Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) shares moved up 1.25% in last trading session and was closed at $82.37, while trading in range of $81.20 – $83.18. Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) year to date (YTD) performance is 17.71%.
Unilever NV (NYSE:UN) begin trading ex-dividend on May 07, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.3938 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 11, 2014. Shareholders who purchased UN stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents a 7.77% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $42.31, the dividend yield is 3.72%.
Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) ended the last trading day at $42.56. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.67% and price to cash ratio as 30.85. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.50%.