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

Jun 29, 2008 04:37 PM GMT
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Return Risk
-24.55% HIGH
Principal

Analyst Recommendation  

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: $69  

Analysts' Targets
 BWS Financial $69 
    Buy
    Thursday, June 19, 2008

 BMO Capital Markets $71 
    Underperform
    Thursday, June 19, 2008

 Longbow $68 
    Buy
    Thursday, June 19, 2008

 BWS Financial $69 
    Buy
    Thursday, June 19, 2008

 UBS Securities $69 
    Hold
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008


GIS:  This call was made on 06/29/08 @ $59.84
Rating:   Positive   $59.84 (06/29/08)
Gain/Loss:   +13.95% in 523 days
Target:   $71.00 (+18.65%) in > one year
Allocation:   0.2% of portfolio


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