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No Bull, Tyson Foods Posts Profits Thanks to Beef
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 4/30/2007

Tyson Foods is back in the black after announcing an impressive turnaround in financials that culminated in higher-than-expected quarterly profits. After suffering hits in multiple sectors on price fluctuations over the past years, Tyson has declared the quarter ended March 31, 2007 to be its best in nearly two years. The company's aggressive cost-cutting program has paid off and the favorable market has created an atmosphere of optimism in recent months. Is Tyson's turnaround permanent or are the beefed up profits just a temporary byproduct of today's market?

Tyson Foods, the world's leading meat producer, reported earnings for the recently-ended quarter that beat analyst expectations and gave cause to raise its outlook for the fiscal year. The company, based in Springdale, Arkansas, reported earnings of $68 million, or 19 cents per share, which was significantly above the profit of 11 cents per share expected by analysts. In the second fiscal quarter last year, Tyson posted a $127 million loss, prompting an ambitious cost-cutting initiative throughout the company. On this quarter's performance, Chief Executive Richard Bond said, "It was our strongest performance since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Our beef segment is back in the black, and our pork business is well within our target margin objectives." More >


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Tyson Posts Loss but Sees Silver Lining
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 11/13/2006

You know you've had a bad year when your president and CEO states that "the best thing I can say about fiscal year 2006 is, it's over." For the world's largest meat processor, the year ended with a wider than expected loss, but the stock was up almost five percent in trading at points today. How you ask? Well, executives set a "short-term goal to return to profitability" and are confident that 2007 will be a much more efficient year. But is there any reason to believe this when Tyson has posted losses in three consecutive quarters? More >

Tyson Foods (TSN) Upgrades

Date
Analyst
Old Rating
New Rating
05/20/2009
KeyBanc
Hold
Buy
03/11/2009
J.P. Morgan
Underweight
Neutral
09/11/2008
Morgan Stanley
Underweight
Equalweight
06/04/2008
Wachovia
Market Perform
Outperform
03/19/2008
J.P. Morgan
Underweight
Neutral
03/18/2008
Stephens Inc.
Equal Weight
Overweight

Tyson Foods (TSN) Downgrades

Date
Analyst
Old Rating
New Rating
11/11/2009
JPMorgan
Overweight
Neutral
10/30/2009
BB&T Capital
Buy
Hold
08/05/2009
KeyBanc
Buy
Hold
07/20/2009
BMo Capital
Outperform
Market Perform
07/20/2009
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Hold
10/04/2006
J.P. Morgan
Neutral
Overweight

Tyson Foods (TSN) New Coverage

Date
Analyst
Rating
09/22/2008
J.P. Morgan
Overweight
08/15/2008
BB&T
Buy
08/14/2008
Lehman Bros.
Overweight
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