Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Lavery agreed. We continue to believe differentiated branded products are key to long-term success, and this appears to be a much more significant opportunity in the US than in Canada. Lavery has an overweight rating on the stock.
Date: Apr 18, 2019
Category: Business
Source: Google
Wall Street doubts Kraft Heinz after it writes down two of its best known brands
fears that [Kraft] may have been more focused on costs than building brand equity, and even if management now has 'seen the light', we are now concerned that its brands lack the equity to drive pricing power needed to compete and drive growth in a sustainable way," Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Lavery
Date: Feb 22, 2019
Category: Headlines
Source: Google
Kraft Heinz stock price: Food giant sees $16 billion in market value vanish
"We have been bullish on KHC for its role as a likely consolidator in packaged food, but now believe we likely were overly optimistic in both its likelihood of getting a sizable deal done and of the quality of the growth profile for any ensuing company," Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Lavery said in
-0.68 % or PepsiCo Inc., PEP -0.57 % according to some industry observers. CLSA analyst Michael Lavery said that Mondelezs failed attempt at a deal may suggest it is not willing to be acquired, taking a friendly deal out of play.
Date: Aug 30, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
New FDA Regulations Won't Slow Down Big Tobacco, Analysts Say
The FDA's rules will especially affect the businesses of smaller e-cigarette makers, which may not have the resources to comply with the agency's approval process, said Michael Lavery, an analyst with CLSA (Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia) Americas in New York. Lavery said that "could be a positive"
Even if General Mills can shape up in the cereal aisle, it is now facing declines in yogurt, its second biggest category, said CLSA analyst Michael Lavery. And its getting worse, he said. U.S. sales of General Mills yogurt, which includes the Yoplait brand, fell 15% in February, according to res
CLSA analyst Michael Lavery places the likelihood of the deal being approved as-is at 30 percent. Others believe there's a 40 percent chance it's blocked altogether and other brands may need to be sold to pass muster.
Date: Aug 29, 2014
Category: Business
Source: Google
E-cigarette market gets shakeup with top brand's sale
Reynolds' plan to sell Blu, as part of its $27.4 billion Lorillard acquisition, surprised some in the tobacco industry but CLSA analyst Michael Lavery sees it as the company's "vote of confidence in its own brand."