5 Companies That Aren't Takeover Candidates

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By Qineqt:Kraft Foods (KFT) is spinning off into two companies and will trade through two stocks, namely Kraft Food Group (KRFT) and Mondelez International (MDLZ).

By Takeover Analyst:What follows is a list of consumer companies with various degrees of upside. All four of these companies have impressive brands and thus should be considered as a way to hedge against macro uncertainty. I find that Kraft (KFT) has the strongest investment case due to how its impressive growth is complemented with a 3% dividend yield and a beta of 0.5.

By Takeover Analyst:What follows is a list of consumer good companies that I am bullish about. All three of these companies -- Kraft (KFT), Coca Cola (KO), and Staples (SPLS) -- have strong brand names and are led by top management.

By John Mylant: Kraft has been bullish for a long time, just like the sector it is in. Most of the major players in the filed are getting pricey. Being so bullish, they may not be a good growth investment anymore but there are still ways for investors to make money through KFT. Here is one example of how a long term option strategy can make an investor a good profit with minimal risk.

By Osman Gulseven: I have been writing about Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round segment for a while. In Cramer’s Mad Money program, he recently gave names of five stocks that can save your earnings throughout this storm. I have examined all of his stock mentions from a fundamental perspective and have added my opinion about them.

Andrew Wilkinson submits: Kraft Foods, Inc. (KFT) – Retail therapy may be less attractive today following disappointing reports from industry giants such as The Gap, Inc. (GPS), but options traders are still managing to enhance bullish spirits by turning to food instead.

Andrew Wilkinson submits: Oracle Corp. (ORCL) – Options players are initiating bullish stances on software development firm, Oracle Corp., today ahead of the company’s third-quarter earnings report scheduled for Thursday after the closing bell. Oracle’s shares rallied 0.95% during the current session to trade at a new 52-week high of $25.80.