Tyson Foods Inc Class A

Other large companies in retail, media, and software are also reporting earnings this week.

The company's a pioneer in plant-based meat, but competition is set to intensify.

Headwinds abound, but the poultry producer is poised to benefit from recent tie-ups.

The no-moat firm has more earnings stability than other processors thanks to its diverse mix of businesses.

Buying Keystone Foods gives no-moat Tyson international growth potential, but it won't significantly change the firm's ability to generate economic returns.

We still expect short-term challenges in the firm's chicken and pork units to yield to our long-term targets for the firm.

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The firm's fiscal 2018 guidance exceeds our expectations, and we plan to raise our fair value estimate.

We see new growth avenues for CPG companies and online retailers.

Although growth remains sluggish, opportunities in consumer defensive stocks are still available for selective investors.

Despite the company's soft earnings and management change, we don't plan to make a significant change to our fair value estimate.

Pilgrim's Pride should benefit from growing consumption of chicken domestically and abroad.

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With roughly two thirds of this sector enjoying a narrow or wide economic moat, we continue to find pockets of opportunity when short-term concerns outweigh our forecasted long-term growth trajectories.

As credit spreads have tightened on a nearly continuous trend over the past year, they are becoming richly valued relative to their historical average.

A bidding war is sizzling for this meat-centric firm, but Tyson is grazing dangerous terrain.

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Headwinds surrounding raw material inflation and regulatory oversight fail to stem strategic actions, as consumer defensive firms look to enhance the value proposition for shareholders.