Top Quality Companies To Watch For 2015

Top Quality Companies To Watch For 2015: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation(PPC)

Pilgrim's Corp. produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh and frozen chicken products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators primarily in the United States. Its fresh chicken products consist of refrigerated (non-frozen) whole or cut-up chicken; and pre-marinated or non-marinated, as well as prepackaged case-ready chicken, which includes various combinations of freshly refrigerated, whole chickens, and chicken parts. The company also offers a range of prepared chicken products, including portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts. In addition, it exports whole chickens and chicken parts to approximately 95 countries, including Mexico, Russia, Puerto Rico, and China. The company was formerly known as Pilgrim's Pride Corporation. Pilgrim's Corp. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Corp. operates as a subsidiary of JBS USA Holdings, Inc.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  The portfolio does have its biases. It owns companies that have exposure to the U.S. economy–and limits those with exposure to Europe and energy. The picks also appear to point towards a pickup in spending by middle-income families, as companies like J.C. Penney (JCP), which Peery called a buy at the $7 level, figure prominently. Other stocks include Valspar (VAL), Pilgrim’s Pride (PPC) and Voya Financial (VOYA).

• [By ovenerio]

  In a previous article, titled "A Top Growing Soup Company", we saw that Campbell Soup Company (CPB) has a current ROE of 56.86% which is higher than the one exhibit by the industry median. Although its peers, such as: Pilgrims Pride (PPC), Tyson Foods (TSN) and McCormick (MCK) have good levels, Campbell su! rpasses those levels. So, in this article we are going to analyze it according to a DuPont Analysis.

• [By Jesse Solomon]

  Last week, meat company Tyson (TSN) increased its all-cash bid for Hillshire (HSH) to $8.55 billion, or $63 a share. That represents about a 70% premium on the pre-bid trading price for Hillshire stock. Tyson was involved in a bidding war with Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), which helped escalate the price.

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