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.HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ:NYSE)
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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related news
Key developments for HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ)
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. announced that they will report Q4, 2010 results on 05/27/2010
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
HNZ Competitors
| Company | Last | Change |
| 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. |
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