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Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the old-school industrial that was just ousted from the Dow. Bearish calls included a leading semiconductor maker and a supermarket giant. The broader markets saw little progress again this...

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The grocery sector changed nearly overnight after Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) entered the space through its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. Needless to say, investors are forgiven if they are nervous heading into Kroger Co (NYSE: KR)'s second-quarter earnings report on Friday....

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) shares have dropped 11 percent since Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) bought Whole Foods in June, and the stock has been hit harder by the deal than it deserves, according to Deutsche Bank. The Cincinnati-based grocery chain reports second-quarter results on Sept. 8. The Amazon-...

With e-commerce growing in the competitive grocery sector, investors remain “understandably skeptical” of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR), but the Cincinnati-based company is well-positioned, according to Wells Fargo. The firm raised its 2017 EPS estimate on Kroger from $1.96 to $1.98 after...

Reports from two potential infrastructure plays will be among highlights this slow earnings week. Wall Street analysts are looking for solid top and bottom line growth from one of them. The other is expected to offer up another net loss for its most recent quarter. Only a handful of notable...

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The markets are still eking out gains ahead of the unofficial start of summer. Here is a glance back at recent commentary on stocks that are related to travel, food and more. The major indices eked out small gains...

Amid Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) recent notable struggles, M&A speculation continues to swirl ahead of the company’s first-quarter report set for Wednesday. Analysts at Oppenheimer believe comps will once again fall short of Wall Street forecasts and will be watching updated...

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Shares of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) hit a new 52-week low of $30.70 on Monday, but Shane Higgins of Deutsche Bank remains convinced the grocer is best positioned to survive a looming price war among grocery stores. Kroger's stock has lost nearly 5 percent over the past week after its earnings report...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from one of the old Hewlett Packard's spin-offs. A leading grocery store operator is also on deck to report quarterly results. Consensus forecasts call for both to have earnings per share of $0.45. The second-quarter reporting...