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barrons3	Buy - Price 35.59 on June 15 by McAdams Wright Ragen We have added H.J. Heinz to the Focus List -- Value with a $44 price target, based on 14x our fiscal year 20012 (April) estimate of $3.15 per share. Based on today's price, and including the dividend, which currently yields 4.72%, we're targeting a two-year total return of more than 30%. We regard HNZ as an attractively-priced consumer staple, trading at about 13.2x forward earnings, with a high-quality brand portfolio, a loyal customer base, and, in our opinion, an ultra-safe dividend with an above-average yield. Earnings have been buffeted by unfavorable currency-exchange rates, commodity inflation, and the global economic environment. Although management is targeting FY10 (April) earnings growth of 5% to 8% in constant currencies (from $2.90 per share in FY09), the currency impact is likely to shave $0.46 per share from earnings, resulting in reported earnings guidance of $2.60 to $2.70 per share. Market cap: $11.2 billion.	Love	June 20, 2009
Chekist	Everyone likes ketchup and mustard.	Love	June 14, 2009
High Dividends	their dividend will be raised from 41.5 cents to 42.0 cents quarterly, for all shareholders of record as of June 24, 2009 payable July 10, 2009.	Love	June 01, 2009
barrons3	Global food giant H.J. Heinz (HNZ), the subject of an upbeat profile in Barron's Jan. 26, Thursday posted a quarterly profit in line with Wall Street's expectations but offered a full-year forecast that fell short of previous estimates. Nonetheless, the 140-year-old Pittsburgh company sweetened its quarterly common dividend a half-cent, to 42 cents a share. This is the sixth consecutive annual hike. The respective distribution, record and ex-dividend dates are July 10, June 24 and June 22. Yield: 4.57%. Dividends have been paid since Heinz went public in 1946. CEO William R. Johnson said the boost "reflects the ongoing confidence of management and...directors in the future of Heinz and our strategy of returning a high percentage of earnings to Heinz shareholders."	Love	May 30, 2009
barrons3	I’m looking a Heinz (HNZ), says Pete Najarian. I like the stock for its dividend yield and who doesn't put it on a burger!	Love	May 26, 2009
jennjun	Good company with dividends.	Love	March 06, 2009
Buzz	Great brands...great dividend yield.	Love	February 21, 2009
barrons3	Food makers Heinz and Kraft make our list with their 4.8% and 4.6% dividends, respectively. Heinz is expected to boost its dividend in May -- by a small amount. It has an above-average stable of brands and could be a takeover target, as we argued last month (see "Anticipating the Return of the Ketchup Kid," Jan. 26.)	Love	February 14, 2009
sarah z	From a recent Mad Money show:We looked so great Friday. We looked so terrible yesterday. Why is that? The shorts covered Friday ahead of the bank plan. They knew there was nothing that Tim Geithner could say, not after the buildup, that would keep them from rampaging after, but they had to have the ammo, and they didn't want to have to scramble and double-short. In other words, they took profits on Friday, and then they came in flying yesterday. They came in with everything, every double-short instrument and every put that could be purchased on the usual suspects, plus they pushed down the S&P and they went after the staples with a vengeance. To me, the banks were goners no matter what unless Geithner had said, "We love Wells Fargo (WFC) and think it is a $25 stock so we are tendering for it there." The staples are a tougher call, although they're understandable. We don't have any earnings momentum and we have multiple compression galore, so if Procter & Gamble (PG) has a 13 multiple and a declining earnings profile, why should I keep buying companies that aren't as good, like Heinz (HNZ) and Kellogg (K), especially when Citi says the biggest food price war in history is coming, led by Wal-Mart (WMT), which, by the way, is laying off people! It didn't help, of course, that we are in a moment where oil has to hold $40 or the ultra bear oil sellers come in with guns blazing taking the group back to the lows. Not even Intel's (INTC) reckless spending announcement could help! I think it was overdone. I don't like this market when it is high and overbought, and I do like it when it is low and oversold. Unfortunately it is neither low enough or oversold enough to make it enticing enough to do anything but pick, but not sell. We've come down enough to eliminate that option.	Love	February 11, 2009
barrons3	The food maker was among the most active names on the NYSE Monday.	Love	January 28, 2009
barrons3	A low valuation gives Heinz the potential to rise this year, to a 45 a share from 36. Once credit markets come unstuck, Heinz could well become an acquisition target at 60 or more.	Love	January 24, 2009
RicoV	Recession resistance, fundamentals	Love	January 20, 2009
MoneyMaker2024	Solid growth and management is runs the company well.	Love	January 19, 2009
sarah z	From a recent Mad Money show:"How the heck can this one be yielding 4%? I like Heinz. It's been disappointing but I think it'll come back."	Love	January 09, 2009
barrons3	Those who like a weak-dollar theory have a ton of things to buy -- all of the drugs and foods and exports: Heinz (HNZ), Schering-Plough (SGP), General Mills (GIS), McDonald's (MCD), Caterpillar (CAT).	Love	December 18, 2008
kenhomerosky	established company, local, proven dividends	Love	December 17, 2008
barrons3	Consumer Short-Term Opportunity/High-Risk Profile - Price 36.66 on Dec. 2 by Ameriprise Financial Heinz reported Q2 EPS grew 22% to 87 cents compared to the Street's 76 cents. Total revenue was $2.6 billion compared to the Street projection of $2.7 billion. Profit growth reflects strong volume growth with its Ore-Ida brand and solid ketchup sales as well as favorable currency hedging. Looking forward, HNZ reaffirmed its fiscal 2009 EPS of $2.87 to $2.91. ...We believe Heinz is well managed with solid long-term profit- growth potential... .The Street projection is $2.90. Risks include consumer spending, economic volatility, currency volatility, changes in consumer taste, increased competition. Market cap: $11.4 billion.	Love	December 06, 2008
icbusiness	no china	Love	November 26, 2008
will123	stable with upside potential	Love	November 05, 2008
murat	i love companies with good management but just hate this one...( i do not like ketch ups...	Hate	November 02, 2008
tenneycr	the food industry isnt going anywhere	Love	October 28, 2008
barrons3	Strategas screened for staple companies with net margins above three-year average, improving net operating cash flow, and reasonable price-to-sales ratios relative to the sector's average, and came up with names including Altria (MO), Kroger (KR), Sysco (SYY), H.J. Heinz (HNZ), Safeway (SWY), and Molson Coors Brewing (TAP).	Love	October 18, 2008
barrons3	HJ Heinz (HNZ) offers a 4% dividend yield. A stronger dollar has caused some weakness in the stock, but Cramer thinks HNZ should be bought right now. He’s not sure how much longer the company can stay independent if the stock goes any lower.	Love	October 16, 2008
barrons3	You have to expect that interest rates are going through the floor, so if you can find a self-financing company, one that is a food bank that yields an attractive 4% -- here I am talking about Altria (MO), Kraft (KFT), H.J. Heinz (HNZ) -- you could take in a 25% position right here, as the risk/reward has changed.	Love	October 16, 2008
barrons3	The first, the bull market, is what I call the "food bank" world, which consists of self-financing companies that, even if they do need to tap the debt markets to expand, represent the only trustworthy debt. These are companies like General Mills (GIS), HJ Heinz (HNZ), Procter & Gamble (PG) Colgate (CL) and Pepsico (PEP). Like it or not, they are growing and have solid balance sheets. I say "like it or not" because their price-to-earnings ratios are stretched. Nevertheless, they are safe havens and money has to go somewhere. This is a limited group, and it is hard to see it expanding because the only reason you buy these stocks is if you think we are going into a tough recession. I think that's the odds-on possibility. (Note that these stocks took some hits Friday on rampant and misplaced optimism in the market.)	Love	September 25, 2008
barrons2	Commodity costs, specifically their decline, also helps the companies that were forced to raise prices when those costs were higher. Because the companies won’t reduce prices in tandem with that decline. That means more profits and better-than-expected earnings. Watch for reports from Heinz (HNZ), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), UPS (UPS), FedEx (FDX) and Carnival Cruise (CCL).	Love	September 04, 2008
barrons2	You have companies that just reported good numbers, like Heinz (HNZ), getting slaughtered. That seems wrong, and I would be picking up that stock right now.	Love	August 28, 2008
crizaly	I like the stock because it is so diversified over seas.	Love	August 23, 2008
barrons2	So has Kraft (KFT) and General Mills. Heinz (HNZ), too. Campbell's (CPB) is doing it now. These seem to be headed higher because of those.	Love	August 07, 2008
barrons2	Endless buying of Heinz (HNZ) and General Mills (GIS). Endless. They're just being marched right up -- not by a lot, just a little -- but with no volatility, a veritable oasis.	Love	August 07, 2008