Ingredion Inc

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) reported its fiscal 2Q17 results on August 3, 2017, after the market closed. Its net sales were $6.7 billion.

Archer Daniels Midland fell 0.65% to close at $44.46 per share on January 10. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -3.8%, -3.3%, and -2.6%.

Ingredion (INGR) reported 3Q16 net sales of $1.5 billion, which represents a rise of 3.6%, compared to $1.4 billion in 3Q15.

In fiscal 2016, Hormel Foods (HRL) reported net sales of $9.5 billion, a rise of 2.8% year-over-year.

Ingredion rose 0.06% to close at $125.37 per share on December 20. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.06%, 3.7%, and 32.4%.

Campbell Soup rose 0.52% to close at $60.13 per share on December 20. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.23%, 10.9%, and 17.0%.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $26.0 billion. It rose 0.33% to close at $45.74 per share on December 15, 2016.

Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It rose 0.77% to close at $124.42 per share on December 9, 2016.

Flowers Foods (FLO) has a market cap of $4.0 billion. It rose 13.3% to close at $19.30 per share on December 9, 2016.

Price movement Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $26.7 billion. It rose 7.3% to close at $46.75 per share on November 1, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 9.9%, 9.0%, and 30.5%, respectively, on the same day. ADM is trading 9.6% above its 20-day moving average, […]

Ingredion (INGR) rose 0.32% to close at $129.28 per share during the third week of September 2016.

Sonoco Products reported fiscal 2Q16 net sales of ~$1.2 billion—a fall of 3.4% from net sales of ~$1.3 billion in fiscal 2Q15.

Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $10.1 billion. It rose by 0.51% to close at $139.64 per share on September 7, 2016.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $24.8 billion. It fell by 1.8% to close at $42.56 per share on August 25, 2016.

Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $9.7 billion. It rose by 0.87% to close at $134.02 per share on August 17, 2016.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has a market cap of $26.0 billion. Its stock rose by 0.16% to close at $44.52 per share on August 8, 2016.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported its 2Q16 results on August 2. The stock didn’t react well to the results. It fell 2% on the same day.

One day after its 2Q16 results, Archer Daniels Midland declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share on the company’s common stock on August 3.

Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) revenue fell 9% YoY (year-over-year) to $15.63 billion in 2Q16—compared to $17.19 billion in the same quarter last year.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $25.7 billion. It rose by 1.1% to close at $43.93 per share on August 3, 2016.

Ingredion’s (INGR) stock price rose by 0.35% to close at $133.24 per share during the fourth week of July 2016.

Around 77% of the analysts rate Archer Daniels Midland a “hold” and 23% gave it a “buy” rating. No analysts rated it as a “sell.”

Archer Daniels Midland is trading at a higher PE multiple of 15.3x over its forward 12-month EPS—compared to Bunge as of July 25, 2016.

For 2016, Archer Daniels Midland plans to balance its capital allocation framework. It advanced the strategy by selling a 50% interest in its Brazilian port in 2015.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is slated to report its 2Q16 results on August 2 before the market opens. The stock has gained 12% since its last quarter results.

On May 24, Bunge announced that its board of directors approved a 10.5% increase in the company’s regular quarterly common share cash dividend.

Analysts are expecting Bunge’s revenue to be ~$10.05 billion for fiscal 1Q16. This represents a fall of 7%—compared to 2Q15 revenue of $10.78 billion.

Bunge started 2016 by beating earnings estimates by 78%. The adjusted EPS was ~1.41 for the first quarter—much higher than analysts’ estimates.

On July 15, 2016, Ingredion (INGR) closed at $132.84. It traded 15.6% above its 100-day moving average, 8.3% above its 50-day moving average, and 3.9% above its 20-day moving average.

As of July 15, 2016, Ingredion (INGR) was trading at $130.90. Analyst recommendations remained the same with an update in the target price.

A forward PE valuation multiple indicates how much an investor is willing to pay over the company’s EPS for the next four quarters. Ingredion’s valuation rose 13% since fiscal 1Q16.

Ingredion has a dividend yield of 1.3% as of July 15, 2016. Management has raised the dividend at a CAGR of 29.3% over the last five years.

Analysts are expecting Ingredion’s (INGR) adjusted EPS for 2Q16 to be $1.65 compared to $1.53 in 2Q15. That’s an increase of 8%.

Analysts are expecting Ingredion’s (INGR) revenue to be $1.4 billion for fiscal 2Q16. That would be a slight fall of 1% compared to $1.5 billion in the 2Q15.

Ingredion (INGR) is set to report its fiscal 2Q16 results before the Market opens on July 28, 2016. So far in 2016, Ingredion stock has risen 43%.

Bunge’s (BG) joint venture news with Wilmar on July 5, 2016, wasn’t too positive for its shares. It fell by 1.3% to close at $57.16 on the day.

The average target price for Bunge has risen slightly to $71.60. This represents a rise of 23% from the stock’s closing price of $58.12 on July 6, 2016.

Bunge’s (BG) 1Q16 earnings were consistent with its guidance and beat earnings estimates by 78%.

Bunge (BG) has had the highest ESG score among its peers for the last five years.

Bunge (BG) paid $549 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2015.

To maximize its returns, Bunge (BG) expands its operations through mergers and acquisitions, reinvests in its business, and returns value to shareholders.

Bunge’s (BG) Agribusiness segment consists of its grains and oilseeds business.

Bunge’s (BG) Agribusiness segment processes oilseeds into vegetable oils.

Global demand for Bunge’s core agribusiness products like oilseeds and grains grew in 2015.

Bunge (BG), a leading agribusiness and food company, believes that 2015 was a year of many milestones despite the challenging environment.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $25.3 billion. It rose by 1.0% to close at $42.48 per share on May 25, 2016.

Archer Daniels Midland stock closed at $38.20 on May 6. It’s trading 7% above its 100-day, 2.5% above its 50-day, and 0.8% below its 20-day moving averages.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $22.4 billion. It fell by 1.7% and closed at $38.08 per share on May 5, 2016.

Before the opening bell on May 3, Ingredion reported its earnings for 1Q16. The stock rose by 6% and closed at $114.03—compared to $107.18 on May 2.

On May 2, 2016, Bunge Limited (BG) closed at $62.52. It’s trading 6.4%, 12%, and 7% above its 100-day, 50-day, and 20-day moving averages.

Soon after Bunge Limited (BG) released its earnings for 1Q16, a few Wall Street analysts updated their target prices for the next 12 months.

Bunge Limited (BG) reported its 1Q16 results before the Market opened on April 28. The stock rose 3% with a high trading volume.

Bunge announced the acquisition of Walter Rau Neusser—a leading European supplier of mid-specialty oils and fats for foodservice and food processing customers.

The Agribusiness segment accounted for 70% of Bunge’s revenue in the first quarter with $6.2 billion in sales. However, it fell 20% year-over-year.

Now, ~8% gave Archer Daniels Midland a “buy” rating. No analysts rated it a “sell.” The average target price for the company fell to $36.60 as of April 26.

In 2015, Bunge returned $549 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. In 2014 and 2015, the company purchased a total of $600 million in shares.

Analysts are expecting revenue to be $10.1 billion for fiscal 1Q16. This represents a fall of 6% compared to 1Q15 revenue of $10.8 billion.

In 2015, INGR made two strategic acquisitions—Penford Corporation and Kerr Concentrates—and both have expanded the company’s special ingredient offerings.

Archer Daniels Midland opened its new flavor creation, application, and customer service facility in Cranbury, New Jersey, to meet customers’ unique demands.

Archer Daniels Midland partly funded NFS’s (National Foodworks Services) new headquarters. It’s a local food innovation center in Decatur, Illinois.

ADM’s target price of $36.78 demonstrates that it has the potential to rise by 2% compared to its April 4 closing price of $36.04.

ADM’s Corn Processing segment, which accounted for 14.8% of its total revenue in 2015, included the activities of its Brazilian sugarcane ethanol plant.

To maximize shareholder value, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recently entered into an agreement to sell its sugarcane ethanol operations in Brazil.

General Mills (GIS) saw retail sales improvement for the fourth consecutive quarter. The company continues to see growth in all of its categories.

Ingredion’s price movements on a weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) basis are 0.36%, 4.7%, and 11.4%, respectively.

At the end of the third week of March 2016, the S&P Consumer Discretionary sector had slightly outperformed the S&P Consumer Staples sector and the S&P 500.

March corn futures prices were trading above the crucial support of $3.60 on March 10, 2016. Corn prices rose for the fifth consecutive trading day by ~1%.

Corn futures prices rose by 1.3% during the four straight days of increasing price movement.

Corn futures prices rose for the third consecutive trading day on March 8, 2016. It was trading near the resistance level of $3.60 per bushel on the day.

Corn futures on the CBOT, for March delivery, rose and settled at $3.58 per bushel on March 8. Corn prices rose despite weaker European corn import prospects.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has downgraded Archer-Daniels Midland’s (ADM) rating to “neutral” from “buy.” Revenues in 4Q15 were $16,445.0 million, a fall of 21.3%.

March corn prices were trading near the crucial support of $3.55 per bushel for the seventh consecutive trading day on March 4.

March 2016 corn futures prices were trading near the support level of 355 cents per bushel on March 3, 2016. Prices declined after two days of rising by 0.28%.

Corn futures on CBOT for March delivery decreased 0.21% and closed at $3.53 per bushel on March 4. Corn declined due to a stronger pace of the South American harvest from favorable weather.

Corn prices for March 2016 expiry traded near the crucial support of 355 cents per bushel on March 2, 2016.

Corn futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade for March expiry rose by 0.21% and settled at $3.54 per bushel on March 2, 2016.

Corn prices for March 2016 expiry were trading near the support of $3.55 per bushel on February 25, 2016. The prices fell for the third trading day by 3.3%.

March corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (or CBOT) fell on February 18, 2016, and were trading near the key support level of 365 cents per bushel.

Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (or CBOT) for March delivery fell by 0.48% and settled at $3.65 per bushel on February 18, 2016.

Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $19.3 billion. ADM rose by 2.6% to close at $32.45 per share as of February 12, 2016.

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) fell by 3.6% to close at $34.07 per share at the end of the first week of February 2016.

Corn futures contracts for March 2016 expiry were trading near the crucial support of $3.70 per bushel on February 4, 2016.

Approximately 67% of the analysts rate Bunge a “buy” and 33% rate it a “hold.” No analysts rate it a “sell.” The average broker target price is $81.49.

Bunge’s (BG) total third quarter segment EBIT was $414 million—compared to $316 million in 3Q14. The adjusted EBIT was $367 million—compared to $316 million.

As of February 4, 2016, Bunge (BG) closed at $59.5. It’s trading 1.8% and 12% below its 100-day and 50-day moving averages.

Ethanol stocks for the week ending on January 29, 2016, were at 22,362,000 barrels. They rose by 926,000 barrels from the previous week.

Ingredion (INGR) reported its fiscal 4Q15 results on January 28, 2016. The stock rose by 8.4% from the previous day and closed at $96.95.

ADM will report its fiscal 4Q15 and 2015 earnings on February 2. It’s expected to report revenue of $19.4 billion, falling by 6.8% compared to fiscal 4Q14.

March corn futures prices were trading near the crucial resistance level of 370 cents per bushel on January 21, 2016.

During the third quarter, Ingredion announced that it plans to reduce its cost structure in South America by consolidating several plants in Brazil in 2016.

Ingredion reacted positively to the strong fiscal 3Q15 results and rose by 2%, closing at $95.06 on October 29, 2015. The shares demonstrated a rising trend.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has a market capitalization of $18.8 billion. ADM fell by 5.6% to close at $31.51 per share as of January 15, 2016.

Corn futures on the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade), for March delivery, rose slightly by 0.35% and settled at $3.58 per bushel on January 13, 2016.

Corn prices rose following the lower-than-projected yield from the USDA’s WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates) report.

On January 7, 2016, March corn prices were trading near the key support level of 350 cents per bushel for the third consecutive trading day.

Corn futures prices for March expiry were trading near their crucial support level of 355 cents per bushel on January 5, 2016. Corn prices recovered from the sharp downward movement on January 5.

Corn futures prices for March delivery were trading below the crucial support level of 350 cents per bushel on January 4, 2016.

Corn futures on the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade), for March delivery, fell by 0.07% and settled at $3.58 per bushel on December 31, 2015.

Corn prices could test the crucial support level of 360 cents per bushel in the near term and could remain in the range of 355–365 cents.

Despite the rise in corn’s Weekly Export Sales Report, corn failed to keep the pace with the USDA’s export targets for the marketing year 2015–2016.