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$19.77 0.10 (0.51%)
10/10/2008 4:08 PM

Dean Foods Company (DF)

CAPS Rating:
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The Company is a Processor and distributor of milk and other dairy and food products in the United States. The Company have two reportable segments: the Dairy Group and WhiteWave Foods Company.

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Total Members

182 Outperforms
41 Underperforms
 

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48 Outperforms
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Ticker Tags

Small Cap (1922), Mid Cap (670), Options Backdating (?) (115), S&P 500 (470), Dairy Products (8)
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Dean Foods Company At A Glance

Current Price: $19.77
Last Trade Time: 10/10/2008 4:08 PM
Open: $19.04
Previous Close: $19.67
Daily Range: $18.23 - $20.23
52-Week Range: $17.54 - $29.23
Volume: 3,385,925
Market Cap: $3.55B
P/E Ratio: 27.44
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Top Bull Pitch

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Dean Foods Company (DF)

Avatar vnguyen101 (32.11) Submitted: 8/20/07 11:23 PM

A good company undergoing some problems, but management will correct and the company will bounce back. Undervalued.

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Dean Foods Company (DF)

Avatar jcamp0712 (< 20) Submitted: 7/04/08 8:57 AM

Milk distribution costs will continue to eat at profits. Deans plants are running at full tilt. Debt to equity ratio means that a rise in interest rates will adversely affect profits. Expanding sales to Costco, WalMart and Sam's Clubs means even tighter margins.


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Avatar speda12 (< 20) Submitted: 10/08/08 7:54 PM : Underperform Start Price: $21.79 DF Score: -1.88

Shorting consumer goods now.

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Avatar dwillis77 (< 20) Submitted: 9/16/08 4:23 PM : Underperform Start Price: $23.32 DF Score: -10.84

the underlying yield is positive but the trend is negative. Simple answer = TANK!!!!

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Avatar hagunwlt (< 20) Submitted: 8/26/08 12:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.08 DF Score: 9.26

This company is reducing debt and expenses way ahead of schedule. It is the market leader for its product. Market pressures on the expense side are falling (fuel and grain). When the market gurus and the market finally catch on this stock will be traded near 45 a share. Hope you do not miss out.

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Avatar COOLSTOCK (48.55) Submitted: 8/06/08 1:08 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.60 DF Score: 22.56

good company i love the organic milk

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Avatar oxsigtech (< 20) Submitted: 7/25/08 4:25 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.09 DF Score: 23.23

Positive outlook for future sales.

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