HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ) news stock charts
HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ) Investment Summary:
H. J. Heinz Company manufactures and markets food products for consumers, foodservice, and institutional customers. It offers ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, desserts, entrees, snacks, frozen potatoes, appetizers, beans and pasta meals, infant nutrition, and other processed food products. The company also owns or leases office space, warehouses, distribution centers, and research and other facilities. It sells its products through its sales organizations, independent brokers, agents, and distributors to grocery accounts, convenience stores, bakeries, pharmacies, mass merchants, club stores, and foodservice distributors, as well as to institutions, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, health-care facilities, and various government agencies. H. J. Heinz Company has operations in North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.www.heinz.com
32,400 Employees
Founded in 1869
HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ:NYSE)
LAST $47.36 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.14 -0.29%
VOLUME 2.7M
As of 8:04 PM 03/19/10 All times are local (Market data is delayed by at least 15 minutes).
Snapshot of HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ)
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OPEN
$47.59
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PREVIOUS CLOSE
$47.50
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DAY HIGH
$47.84
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DAY LOW
$47.16
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52 WEEK HIGH
03/19/10 - $47.84
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52 WEEK LOW
04/1/09 - $32.65
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MARKET CAP
15.0B
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AVERAGE VOLUME 10 D
1.8M
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EPS TTM
$2.77
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SHARES OUTSTANDING
316.2M
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EX-DATE
03/22/10
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P/E TTM
17.1x
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DIVIDEND
$1.68
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DIVIDEND YIELD
3.55%
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Key developments for HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ)
HJ Heinz Co. Declares Quarterly Common and Preferred Stock Dividend Payable on April 10, 2010 and April 1, 2010
03/10/2010
HJ Heinz Co. announced that its Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on both common and preferred stock. The Heinz Board declared the following dividends: 42 cents per share on the company's 25 cent par value Common Stock payable on April 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2010. 42.5 cents per share on the company's Third Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1.70 First Series, payable on April 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2010.
HJ Heinz Co. to Report Q4, 2010 Results on 05/27/2010
03/3/2010
HJ Heinz Co. announced that they will report Q4, 2010 results on 05/27/2010
HJ Heinz Co. Announces Earnings Results for the Third Quarter of 2010
02/25/2010
HJ Heinz Co. announced earnings results for the third quarter of 2010. For the quarter, the company reported adjusted profit of excluding some costs, 83 cents per share.
HJ Heinz Co. financial resources
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| Avon Products Inc | $32.10 USD | -0.54 |
| Beiersdorf AG | €44.29 EUR | +0.065 |
| Dean Foods Co | $15.50 USD | -0.24 |
| Orkla ASA | 50.50 NOK | +0.40 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc | $19.31 USD | +0.30 |
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Industry Analysis
| Valuation | HNZ | Industry Range |
| Price/Earnings | 16.8x |
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| Price/Sales | 1.4x |
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| Price/Book | 8.2x |
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| Price/Cash Flow | 17.7x |
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| TEV/Sales | 0.9x |
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HNZ transactions
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Merger/Acquisition
December 23, 2009 |
Appetizers And, Inc. |
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Merger/Acquisition
December 15, 2009 |
Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E. |
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Merger/Acquisition
November 12, 2009 |
H.J. Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods Ltd. |
More Recent Financial News About HJ Heinz Co.
How the Salt Rules Will Impact Kraft Sales
2010-03-19 05:50:10
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Quote: Most manufacturers simply absorb these costs -- which don’t tend to be extravagant, but do exist -- rather than passing them on to consumers.prefers other stocks in the sector as long-term investments, including HJ Heinz Co. HNZ), General Mills Inc.GIS), and Kellogg Co.K). Whether or not Kraft’s salt-reduction plan will result in a real-world sales decrease remains to be seen. It’s unclear if the company plans to raise prices to offset any lower sales.The good news for salt lov...Read article
US FUND Q&A: Kayne Anderson's Sherry sees value in large caps
2010-03-12 02:20:41
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Quote: A lot of our businesses as we screen through, we get a lot
of consumer staples businesses -- Clorox Corp (CLX.N), HJ Heinz
Co (HNZ.N), Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB.N) -- these are just good
businesses. A little bit more mature, but they just reinvest
the cash, get a very strong return and they share that with
shareholders, with what tend to be higher than average payout
ratios.
Q: DO YOU THINK THE TREND WILL BE TO INVEST UP THE MARKET CAP
SCALE THIS YEAR?
A: We give ourselves flexibility. We aren't ...Read article
UPDATE - Heinz sees "very strong" 3rd-qtr earnings
2010-02-18 01:20:22
Keywords: Food products,United States of America,Corporate Results,Corporate Results Forecasts,Business activities,Russian Federation,Eastern Europe,Europe,China,Asia,Central and Eastern Europe,Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),Emerging countries,Company New
Quote: UPDATE 1-Heinz sees "very strong" 3rd-qtr earnings
* Sees Q3 shr $0.82 from continuing ops * To launch Heinz infant formula in Russia and China SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - HJ Heinz Co (HNZ.N) on
Wednesday said it expects to report "very strong" third-quarter
earnings per share, helped by improved margins and growth in
its emerging markets business. The food maker also said it will launch Heinz infant
formula in Russia and China. The company said it expects to report third-quarter
earnings...Read article
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