On today's call, we have Kevin Hourican, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Joel Grade, our Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, please note that statements made during this presentation, which state the company's or management's intentions, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, and actual results could differ in a material manner.
Many investors prefer to invest in stocks they can hold on to forever. Another key offering that these companies bring to their shareholders is dividends. Altria has delivered impressive gains to its dividend investors over time.
Sysco's (SYY) third-quarter fiscal 2020 performance is likely to reflect cost-related challenges. Also, its International unit has been delivering a mixed performance.
Q3 2020 Sysco Corp Earnings Call
* Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. * Directors stepped up to make sizable share purchases last week. * Some of those transaction came in the wake of earnings reports.Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit. So insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, particularly during periods of uncertainty.Insiders continued to add shares despite overall market volatility and global economic gloom. Here are some of the most noteworthy insider purchases reported in the past week.Sysco Activist investor Nelson Peltz and one other SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) director each indirectly added 103,700 shares of this food services giant to their stakes. At per-share prices ranging from $50.29 to $52.27, that totaled more than $10.74 million altogether. Note that these two directors also purchased 600,000 shares each in the previous week.Sysco's disappointing fiscal third-quarter earnings posted earlier this month were followed by lowered price targets. The stock ended last week's trading at $51.75 per share, still within the above purchase price range. The share price is up more than 47% since its year-to-date low in March.Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) saw a director purchase nearly 1,000 shares of this Omaha-based conglomerate last week at $173.30 per share. The same director also bought eight of the class A shares via family trust. Those cost $261,002.63 apiece. The total for these transactions was more than $2.26 million.CEO Warren Buffett has been uncharacteristically cautious so far this year. The B shares ended last week up about 3% to $175.07, while the A shares were last seen trading at $263,094.00 apiece. The timing of that director's purchases seems fortunate.Mercury General Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) founder and board chair George Joseph stepped up to the buy window again last week. He bought more than 84,000 shares for $38.72 to $38.86 apiece, which totaled almost $3.28 million. Joseph also purchased over 447,000 shares in the previous week.Shares of this Los Angeles-based insurer closed most recently at $39.24 a share. That is above the most recent purchase price range. It is also more than 10% higher than the year-to-date low during the pandemic panic selling back in March, and the analysts' consensus price target is up at $44.See also: Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Says He Is Putting New Capital To WorkIn addition, note that there was some amount of insider buying at Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL), Arconic Corp (NYSE: ARNC), Carrier Global Corp (NYSE: CARR) and Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) last week as well.At the time of this writing, the author had no position in the mentioned equities.Keep up with all the latest breaking news and trading ideas by following Benzinga on Twitter.See more from Benzinga * Barron's Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Carvana, Madison Square Garden And More * Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Caterpillar, Facebook, Microsoft And More * Barron's Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Disney, SoftBank And More(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
HOUSTON, May 05, 2020 -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) today announced financial results for its 13-week third fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2020. Third Quarter Fiscal 2020.
Sysco Corporation (SYY) today announced that the Company will webcast its presentation of the 2020 Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Friday, May 29, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The live webcast for the event can be accessed at investors.sysco.com. For purposes of public disclosure, including this and future similar events, Sysco uses the investor relations portion of its website as the primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
Sysco Corporation (SYY) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share, payable on July 24, 2020, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2020. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Information about our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, including Sysco’s 2019 CSR Report, can be found at csr2019report.sysco.com.
HOUSTON, May 08, 2020 -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that Marie Robinson has joined the company as executive vice president and chief supply chain officer. She.
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Shares of Sysco Corp. edged up 0.3% in premarket trading Tuesday, reversing earlier losses of as much as 2.2%, after the food distribution company reported fiscal third-quarter results that missed expectations, as the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on its business was "more substantial than any other throughout the company's history," but said business has improved in April and is expected to continue improving in May. For the quarter to March 28, Sysco swung to a net loss of $3.3 million, or a penny a share, from net income of $440.1 million, or 85 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share fell to 45 cents from 79 cents, below the FactSet consensus of 58 cents. Sales dropped 6.5% to $13.70 billion, missing the FactSet consensus of $13.94 billion, as total U.S. case volume declined 5.2%. The company said it has reduced staff by 33% since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, through both furloughs and permanent job cuts, which has helped lower costs in the fourth quarter by more than $500 million. "From the low point at the end of March, trends in April have shown sequential weekly improvement that reflects further momentum and upward trajectory," Sysco said in a statement. "We expect additional improvement throughout the month of May as certain states allow restaurants to re-open their dining areas."
Wall Street is itching to know what’s on Nelson Peltz’s shopping list after the activist investor teased two new positions last week. Gordon Haskett suggests Colgate-Palmolive and Dollar Tree.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Sysco Corporation and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers.
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Sysco (SYY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -15.09% and 0.68%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Sysco Corporation (SYY) today announced that the Company will webcast its presentation of the BMO Farm to Market Conference on Thursday, May 14, at 9:20 a.m. ET. The live webcast for the event can be accessed at investors.sysco.com. For purposes of public disclosure, including this and future similar events, Sysco uses the investor relations portion of its website as the primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
Sysco Corporation (SYY) announced today the launch of a new “Foodservice Doesn’t Brake for Adversity” campaign designed to help small foodservice businesses stay in business. The campaign will consist of strategically placed messages across multiple channels designed to encourage Americans to support their local restaurants and also highlights the resilience of all foodservice workers. “In these extraordinary times, Sysco is proud to launch this important campaign to further demonstrate our commitment to ensuring neighborhood restaurants survive and succeed now and in the future,” said Kevin Hourican, Sysco's president and chief executive officer.
Sysco's (SYY) third-quarter fiscal 2020 sales decline year over year thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.
The food giant's business is under pressure but holding up through the early phases of the pandemic.