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The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Too Few Piggies Going to Market Even with a tough and disappointing quarter, hog producer and processor Premium Standard Farms still sports good margins relative to other meat mavens like Smithfield, Hormel, and Tyson.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where the Meat Meets the Street Valuation is starting to look much more reasonable at meat producer Smithfield Foods.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield's Makin' the Bacon The pork producer fattens up on higher hog prices. This stock is worth a look.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Silence of the Hogs Pork producer Premium Standard gets barbecued on first-quarter earnings. Like most operating leverage stories, trouble at the top line just gets worse as you go on. So, investors -- what now?
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Going Hog Wild Will the world's largest pork processor continue to bring home the bacon?
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	From Sows' Ears to Silk Purses Smithfield may not look great by the numbers, but the company has almost always delivered. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Rich Duprey	Pork's Got No Beef With China and Russia Two big export markets reopen doors to pork processors.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Hopes You Feel Like Chicken Tonight When you buy amid wreckage, you've just got to accept that rebuilding takes time. Investors in Tyson Foods might do well to keep that in mind as they wait for this large food company to work through an industrywide glut in protein.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Here's the Beef Tyson Foods wallows in the sweet spot of the high-protein diet craze.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Low Expectations Lift Premium Standard Wall Street expected little this quarter, and Premium Standard Farms delivered. This stock could be an interesting long-term idea.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Follow the Money to Hormel This may be the best-run meat company out there. However, its stock price reflects a lot of that, and it doesn't seem to be quite as interesting as an oversold value idea.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chewing on Tyson's Results A better-than-expected quarter raises the hope that operations have stabilized and growth is back in the story. Assuming management can improve the business and that there are no further shocks to the system, Tyson could again become an interesting stock.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Sanderson Farms' Chicken Run Lower prices and higher costs create a painful bottom line for the chicken producer. Investors may want to wait until Sanderson gets a little bit cheaper before signing on.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Look Who's Bringing Home the Bacon Bans on U.S.-sourced pork and poultry are taking roost around the world.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Navjot Kaur	Tyson Foods Stays Strong Despite the Inflation Punch The United States' largest meat processor posted dull fourth-quarter numbers owing to inflationary pressures.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Meat Master Trimmed on Hedges Chicken hawker Tyson Foods drops guidance, but is the sky really falling?
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Rich Duprey	Invest in AgFeed Industries? When Pigs Fly! A Chinese pork processor has its fat in the fryer from poor management decisions.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Playing Chicken With Chickens This was a tough quarter at Pilgrim's Pride, and management isn't suggesting we look for an immediate turnaround. These are tough times for most protein producers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson: Upped Guidance, Bad News Though the diversified "protein provider" reported strong earnings, analysts wanted more.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Seems Fresher The pork producer looks like it's doing a little better in this protein glut. The stock has been a real trouper over the years -- easily outdistancing Hormel and Tyson. And yet the legacy of returns on invested capital is not all that great.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel's Meaty Earnings Still thought of as a pork producer, Hormel has built a markedly diversified food business. Although the stock doesn't look like a screaming bargain today, long-term investors should probably sit tight.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pilgrim's Pride: Funny Hats, Solid Profits Robust foreign demand is keeping the feathers flying for the poultry producer. The current P/E of about 10 is probably a pretty reasonable valuation for the shares.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sanderson Farms Crosses the Street The market didn't like the disappointing numbers from the third-quarter, but Sanderson Farms remains a quality poultry producer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Looks for Deliverance From Protein Glut It's a story that we know well by now -- too much protein and not enough pricing power. Smithfield's a good company, though, and investors looking to make an opportunistic bet on the meat sector should at least give it a once-over in their due diligence.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Locking Lips With Gold Kist Poultry will rise (and fall) again. Investors considering these shares need to be prepared for the long haul and a few hiccups along the way.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Fat Chickens Equal Fat Profits Pilgrim's Pride's income tripled in the latest quarter, riding high with the strong protein sales spawned by low-carbohydrate diets.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	Chickens Ready to Fly the Coop in Russia Russian import bans on U.S. chickens lift, but processors still have plenty to squawk about.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Clucking About Tyson Mad cow disease hurts meat processing company Tyson, but the company's results still surprise to the upside.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Gold Kist May Be Scratching Bottom Chicken prices and the stock's valuation are low, but both could go even lower.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Playing Chicken With Sanderson Farms Bird flu has given poultry companies the blues. Who knows how long the recovery will take, but at today's prices, value-minded investors might well be willing to wait.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2009 Rich Duprey	Don't Cast Your Pearls Before These Swine Swine flu is about to make mincemeat of the pork producers.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Smithfield Foods' Shanghai Surprise During their earnings conference call, Smithfield Foods officially announced a deal with an "undisclosed" trading company in China to deliver them sixty million pounds of pork. It's a modest deal, but it represents a foot in the doorway of the hugely important Chinese market.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Wet Kiss From GoldKist Signs of improvement are emerging in the chicken market, but this still may not be the player for savvy investors.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Sell: It's 12 Times Earnings! Is Sanderson Farms too expensive? It might be a good value stock.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Gets Gored This could end up being good news for people who were watching these stocks with an eye toward buying in on bad news. Today's price action might push Tyson below a price-to-book ratio of 1, and that's not something that happens all too often.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Atkins Boosts Chicken Business The poultry industry is feeling the squeeze on both ends, but the diet provides relief.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Market Lays an Egg Are stock investors too swift in reaction to the chicken flu?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Chicken Coops and Chicken Poop Pilgrim's Pride lays an egg and lowers guidance once again. What's an investor to do with this stock?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pilgrim's Pride Clucks In Strong cost control allowed the nation's No. 2 poultry producer to grow earnings on lower revenue. Investors may want to wait for a bargain price before purchasing this stock.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain at 7 Times Earnings Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Variety Meats Sweet for Hormel Turkey sales compensate for higher beef and hog prices. With the current P/E at about 17.5, Hormel might be a bit on the pricey side.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Pecks Out a Profit Chicken sales save the world's largest meat-processing company's third quarter. What investors should be watching, though, are Tyson's operating margins.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Chicken Run: Value Manager's Dream? The chicken run is about to start. Are chicken stocks the value manager's dream, or are they a value trap in the making? Investors take note.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Clucking With Pride The country's second-leading chicken producer, Pilgrim's Pride, boosts guidance but leaves us wondering about the "how."
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Foods Is Looking Cheap Rising sales, higher-margin products, and falling debt levels characterize Tyson Foods. Investors would be wise to look at the entire company, compare the value being offered, and add this budding value stock to their portfolio.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	11-Bagger's Wings Clipped Chicken processor Sanderson Farms reports lower revenue and earnings, but cash and high margins provide a comfy cushion.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield: A Meaty Investment? Exports and value-added production hold promise, but this is still a commodity-focused business. While Smithfield doesn't seem overpriced, it's also not a top-notch idea for new money right now.
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