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Opinion on  General Mills Inc. (GIS)     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical  >  Industry: Food Processing
General Mills Inc.

Jun 19, 2008 04:39 PM GMT
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Return Risk
-24.55% HIGH
Principal

Fundamental Analysis  

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded and packaged consumer foods worldwide. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. The company’s products include ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, microwave popcorn, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, ice cream and frozen desserts, frozen baked goods, ready-to-serve soup, dessert and baking mix, and refrigerated cookies. The company also offers grain, fruit, and savory snacks; dry dinners, and shelf stable and frozen vegetable products; refrigerated and frozen dough products; and organic products, including soups, granola bars, and cereals. Its customers include grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, and convenience stores, as well as drug, and dollar and discount chains. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Analysts'
 Recommendation:
Buy  
    30 Days Ago: Buy  

  Analysts' Target: $68

Analysts' Targets
 UBS Securities $69 
    Hold
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008

 BWS Financial $66 
    Buy
    Thursday, March 20, 2008

 BWS Financial $66 
    Buy
    Thursday, March 20, 2008

Gen Mills Inc Market Data

Currency US Dollars
Share Price $62.99  
Change Today $0.35
52 Week High $63.71
52 Week Low $52.86
Volume 1,015,289
Shares Issued 340.00m
Market Cap $21,417m
Beta 0.54
RiskGrade 97
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What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 10
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 16
buy

Trades for 19-Jun-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
12:19 1 @ $62.99
12:19 1 @ $62.96
12:18 1 @ $62.93
12:18 1 @ $62.93
12:18 1 @ $62.96


GIS:  This call was made on 06/19/08 @ $62.98
Rating:   Positive   $62.98 (06/19/08)
Closed:   06/29/2008 @ $59.84 (-4.99% in 10 days)
Target:   $70.00 (+11.15%) in > one year
Allocation:   0.2% of portfolio


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