| Comment | 53.790 | Charles Bobrinskoy | Trading at about 17X forward earnings, that is not nearly as cheap as many other companies. You won't be hurt by this long-term. Have been hurt by higher costs. Sugar is a huge cost factor for their products. | 2008-08-27 | |
| DON'T BUY | 55.350 | David Driscoll | Likes Pepsi more than Coke because of diversification. | 2008-08-11 | |
| BUY | 54.910 | David Burrows | Likes the food and beverage stocks. This company is a beneficiary of the global growth in the consumer. Not the strongest stock technically in the group. Would prefer General Mills (GIS-N) or H. J. Heinz (HNZ-N). | 2008-08-05 | |
| BUY | 51.500 | John O'Connell, CFA | Return over the last 10 years has only been 4%. A lot of growth in revenue recently because of the weaker US$ creating some currency gains. Concerned that bottled water margins are probably lowering. Good price. | 2008-07-31 | |
| TOP PICK | 51.570 | Bruce Cooper | 80% of earnings come from outside of the US. Has exceptional cash flow. Trades at about 15X earnings with a dividend yield of 3%. | 2008-07-29 | |
| BUY | 56.700 | Peter Brieger | Likes this and is one that he would consider adding. If there is a more prolonged economic slowdown, lower priced beverages and fast foods will be more looked at for people trying to save. | 2008-06-04 | |
| BUY | 60.320 | David Driscoll | (Market Call Minute.) Prefers Pepsi (PEP-N). Probably has decent growth and good dividend growth. | 2008-04-23 | |
| Comment | 59.470 | Kenneth P. Norquay, CMT | Has a positive long-term uptrend in a market that is not really positive long-term. In the last 2 months it sold off with the rest of the market from a new high in January. Now consolidating. If it broke through the recent highs of $60, that would be a bullish signal. | 2008-03-11 | |
| BUY | 62.750 | David Burrows | Coca-Cola (KO-N) and Pepsi (PEP-N) are leaders and are attractive. Both are supplying a growing consumer base overseas. Prefers Pepsi a little bit better because it is less focused on soft drinks. Down side. If this market takes off, a lot of investors hiding in these stocks will sell and they will under perform. | 2007-12-04 | |
| VAGUE | 57.760 | Gordon Reid | Great Francaise, wonderful company.
Has an international present. (good with a weak US dollar).
Thinks it might be a bit overvalued. | 2007-10-16 | |
| BUY | 54.570 | Alan Kral | Have had some difficulties but is now turning around and this is his reason for owning it. Global exposure. | 2007-09-10 | |
| BUY | 53.690 | Bill Carrigan | Stock has been out of favour for about 7 years. He thinks finally the tide is turning. This year was a rally after a long downtrend from 1999. There's probably a lot of foreign earnings and expansion in the price and into emerging economies. Probably the | 2007-09-05 | |
| WEAK BUY | 51.140 | James Cole, BA, CFA | Trading around fair value. Is okay not very exciting. A low single digit grower with a positive dividend yield. | 2007-06-12 | |
| Comment | 48.250 | Brad Willock | Doesn't particularly like the Company. With young people getting Type II diabetes, it is getting pulled from schools. The stock is a play on a weaker US dollar as most of their sales are outside of the US. If the US dollar is strong, he buys Pepsi (PEP-N) which is more US$ centric. | 2007-03-22 | |
| HOLD | 47.880 | Norman Levine | Much better than it was. | 2007-01-31 | |
| BUY | 48.900 | John Zechner | There’s been a resurgence of the US large cap multi-national based, consumer product stocks. Has always been an expensive stock. | 2006-12-12 | |
| SELL | 48.000 | David Driscoll | Likes Pepsi better, so would have this as a Sell. | 2006-12-05 | |
| BUY | 41.720 | John Zechner | US growth stocks have gotten cheaper. Growth is not much higher, but the multiple has come down. Won't be a fast grower. Very defensive characteristics if the market rolls over. | 2006-04-26 | |
| DON'T BUY | 40.940 | Ross Healey | Historically, the stock has had 3 ups and 2 downs and is now into its 3rd down cycle. | 2006-02-06 | |
| DON'T BUY | 40.930 | David Baskin | Doesn't feel they've had good leadership for 4/5 years. They’ve stumbled from one president to another. They've seen their leadership in American soft drink industry lost to Pepsi. Pepsi would be a better choice in this industry. | 2006-01-19 | |
| SELL | 40.880 | David Driscoll | Have announced some new products, but does not think this will bring growth to the stock. Pepsi is a much better bottler with much better growth potential. | 2006-01-18 | |
| DON'T BUY | 41.610 | Paul Harris, CFA | Has a great reputation, is a great company and a great brand but they've made a lot of errors along the way with not diversifying out of colas. Pepsi (PEP-N) now has a larger market cap! Would prefer Pepsi. | 2006-01-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | 40.780 | Norman Levine | Has not been a fan for many years. Doesn't see any catalyst in the near term to change his mind. Has been losing market share to Pepsico (PEP-N) which he would prefer instead. | 2005-12-28 | |
| DON'T BUY | 41.210 | Bruce Campbell | Prefers and owns Pepsi (PEP-N) which is outgrowing and has just passed Coca-Cola in sales. Like a lot of the US large caps, the multiples are a little bit high. The growth on this one doesn't match the multiples. | 2005-12-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | 41.420 | David Baskin | Pepsi is eating their lunch. A pretty tired brand. | 2005-12-19 | |
| DON'T BUY | 42.460 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Q: What is the potential for them in India? A: They have been in that market for some time already, so you are not going to see additional marginal growth. There are better ways to get exposure on a China/India play. | 2005-11-15 | |
| DON'T BUY | 43.330 | Danny Tomka | Both Coca-Cola (KO-N) and Pepsi (PEP-N) are trading roughly at the same valuation. Coke has a lot of work to do. Pepsi has better momentum. A big part of their business is the snack food business. On the beverage side they have a better assortment of sports drinks and water franchise. Would Buy Pepsi over Coke at this point. | 2005-07-20 | |
| DON'T BUY | 44.780 | Danny Tomka | Great brand internationally. However, growth is almost nonexistant. Missed on the power drinks, water, etc. People are not drinking as many soft drinks as before. Would buy Pepsi (PEP-N) instead. | 2005-06-02 | |
| VAGUE | 44.570 | Jim O'Shaughnessy | Hasn't been an outstanding performer, but hasn't been horrific either. Check shareholder and dividend yield. If they're high, you've got a name brand, one of the bluest of blue chip stocks. | 2005-05-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | 41.120 | Paul Harris, CFA | Prefers Pepsi (PEP-N) which is in much better shape. | 2005-03-28 | |
| TOP PICK | 39.860 | Nicholas Sargen | Feels there will be a rotation to larger caps in the US. Has lagged, but has about 70% exposure to the offshore market. | 2004-11-26 | |
| TOP PICK | 41.400 | Brian Rogers | Interested in companies that are high quality and have struggled. Attractively priced. | 2004-11-05 | |
| DON'T BUY | 39.780 | David Baskin | Have had problems at the top for the last four years. Losing market share. | 2004-10-12 | |
| BUY | 42.870 | Bill Carrigan | A torpedo stock in that it was in a downtrend and then took a sudden drop. Probably at the end of its long decline. | 2004-09-14 | |
| DON'T BUY | 43.860 | Brian Acker, CA | Stumbling badly. Try to get a new CEO. Model price has been deteriorating and is now $33. Earnings have been dropping. Top line growth is very tough for them. | 2004-07-30 | |
| TOP PICK | 50.580 | Alan Blake | Powerful balance sheet. | 2004-07-16 | |
| DON'T BUY | 50.120 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Well-run company. Margins are under pressure because of competition. Would prefer Cott. | 2004-01-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | 43.780 | Benj Gallander | Not sure there won’t be a backlash against cola companies re: health problems. | 2003-09-02 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 44.010 | Ross Healey | (Was a top pick on Mar 19/03. Up 5%.) Still likes. | 2003-07-10 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 45.570 | Ross Healey | (Was a toppick on Feb 20/03. Up 11.4%.) Still likes. Will continue to hold it intil it reaches the $50/51 range and then will get out as their model shows that it will drop after that. | 2003-05-30 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 44.520 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | A quality company. Trades at 22 X cash flow/26 X earnings, which is not cheap, but historically low for them. 75% of profits are international, so weaker US dollar is not a problem. Buy in the low $40's or high $30's for a long term hold. | 2003-05-20 | |
| BUY | 42.880 | Ross Healey | Has dropped to a level where it should have technical support. The dropping US dollar could be a problem. | 2003-05-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | 42.410 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Not sure if they can penetrate new markets and continue to grow. | 2003-04-14 | |
| TOP PICK | 41.810 | Ross Healey | This is a top pick for a short trade only based on an expected trading bounce. Sell if it drops below $38/37.50. | 2003-03-19 | |
| TOP PICK | 38.370 | Ross Healey | Buy under $39 and sell if it fails to hold $37.12/38. | 2003-03-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | 40.060 | Gavin Graham | Pretty expensive. | 2003-02-10 | |
| WEAK BUY | 40.330 | Peter Arender, CFA | Could have a bounce. Treat as a trade only. | 2003-02-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | 44.720 | Ben Stadelmann | Too sleepy, blue chip for them. | 2003-01-21 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 43.510 | Brian Acker, CA | Could drop to $37 and would buy then for a trading rally. | 2002-12-27 | |
| BUY | 65.500 | Bob Stodgell | Strong com;pany. | 2002-05-09 | |
| BUY | 54.220 | Noah Blackstein, B.A., CFA | Is improving. | 2002-04-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | 45.850 | Arthur Heinmaa | Could have accounting situations. | 2002-02-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | 45.300 | Noah Blackstein, B.A., CFA | Prefers Pepsi | 2002-01-11 | |
| BUY | 44.180 | Michelle Calpin | Likes their focus. Great distribution platform. | 2001-06-27 | |
| BUY | 45.500 | Michelle Calpin | Generates a lot of cash flow. Good distribution system. Bringing their non-carbonated products into their distribution system. | 2001-03-23 | |
| BUY | 52.700 | Michael Lee-Chin | Tremendous track record. High visibility = high P/E. Good long term hold. | 2001-03-01 | |
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