Aug 8 - The credit ratings and Rating Outlook for Dean Foods Co. (Dean; NYSE:DF) and Dean Holding Co. will not immediately be affected by the company's proposed initial public offering (IPO) and... Dean Foods ( DF -0.6% ) trades lower after the Dairy Farmers of America settles a dairy price fixing lawsuit that involved Dean Foods for $185M. The company settled its portion of the case in 2011. Post your comment! The FTC grants early termination for the purchase of Dean Foods' ( DF -0.5% ) Morningstar Foods business by Saputo. After the deal is complete, Dean Foods will have a narrower focus on regular milk products with competition stepping up from store brands. Post your comment! A plan by Dean Foods ( DF ) to take its its WhiteWave-Alpro Foods unit public by the end of the year with an IPO has investors buzzing. Shares of Dean foods are up over 32% since the announcement, with analysts setting lofty estimates for the WhiteWave unit and the parent company after value is ... Goldman Sachs upgrades Dean Foods ( DF ) to Buy from Neutral and lifts its price target on shares to $22. A sale of Morningstar by Dean Foods is still on the radar and could create value, according to Goldman. Post your comment! Keep an eye on Dean Foods ( DF +1% ). Though the food company could see some choppy trading next week after it was dumped from the S&P 500, dealReporter notes there's plenty of M&A speculation around the name to keep shares perky. A market cap below $4B raises the possibility that a larger company ... Janney Montgomery Scott upgrades Dean Foods ( DF ) to a Buy rating from Neutral to go along with an improved price target of $27. DF +0.4% premarket. Post your comment! Dean Foods ( DF ): Q1 EPS of $0.29 beats by $0.03 . Revenue of $2.87B misses by $0.11B . ( PR ) Post your comment! KeyBanc upgrades Dean Foods ( DF ) to Buy from Hold as it factors in its discounted fluid milk franchise. The firm sets a $21 price target on shares. Post your comment! Credit Suisse upgrades Dean Foods ( DF ) to an Outperform rating and bumps up its price target on shares to $21. Post your comment!