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Warren Buffett Loves This High-Yield Dividend Stock. Is it a Buy?

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Warren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio

2021-11-13

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@koolgal:$NASDAQ-100 Index ETF(QQQ)$ is one of the most established and actively traded ETFs in the world. QQQ tracks a modified market cap weighted index of 100 NASDAQ listed stocks.QQQ only invests in non financial stocks listed on the NASDAQ and has huge tech exposure. QQQ was established in 10 March 1999 by Invesco. Assets Under Management is USD207. 82 Billion. Expense ratio is 0.20%Top 10 Holdings include Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Amazon Inc, Tesla Inc, Nvidia Corp, Alphabet Inc, Facebook aka META Platforms, Adobe and Netflix.Top 10 weightage is 54.73%Performance 1 month is 10.22%, YTD is 27.33% and 1 year is 35.84%Best of all QQQ pays quarterly dividends. As QQQ has a higher concentration in tech and growth stocks

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Across that not-quite-seven year stretch the payout has ballooned from slightly over $0.11 per share to the present level of $0.36.</p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic crashed hard into the retail sector, leading to store closures and a general reluctance among customers to leave their homes to shop. That would have been devastating for Store Capital had it not been so widely diversified. The company has properties in 49 states, only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of which (Texas) comprises over 10% of the total dollar amount of that portfolio. The REIT is even more assertive in hedging its tenant list; no single renter is responsible for more than 3% of the total.</p>\n<p>As a result, compared to many other retail REITs (and the retail industry in general), Store Capital has done a good job threading its way through the pandemic. As the coronavirus spread last year, the company pulled back sharply on its typically busy acquisition activity, reducing its buys to a total of just over $800 million, down from $1.69 billion in 2019 and $1.63 billion in 2018.</p>\n<p>Still, $800 million is a big pile for asset buys. So that curtailed-yet-still-vibrant investment activity, combined with Store Capital's standard rent increases, helped the company actually grow its revenue for the year (it was up by over 4% compared to 2019). AFFO inched up by slightly more than 1% -- a pretty small number, but hey, in that environment any growth at all was an impressive feat.</p>\n<h3>Open doors and open wallets</h3>\n<p>So it stands to reason that as the coronavirus (hopefully) starts to recede in a big way as the threat of the delta variant decreases, Store Capital will be in a position to really rack it up. In announcing its second-quarter results in August, the company lifted its AFFO guidance for the full year to $1.94 to $1.97 per share from the previous $1.90-to-$1.96 range. If realized, this would be a meaningful improvement over 2020's $1.83.</p>\n<p>I think Store Capital's new forecast is still conservative. With recent large-scale vaccination mandates dealing hard blows to the coronavirus, even more people will escape their homes for bouts of shopping, to the point where crowds will be the rule and not the exception.</p>\n<p>When this happens, this REIT will start putting up some powerful growth numbers. Store Capital more than held its own during the pandemic; imagine how well it'll do in a much healthier and freer environment.</p>\n<p>We can also easily envision the company maintaining its dividend raise habit as we return to something approaching normal life. 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If so, you're in good company. Warren Buffett, the CEO of powerhouse investment company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B), is fond of them too; Berkshire's equity portfolio is stuffed with companies that pay their shareholders on the regular.\nOne stock in particular stands out. Not only does it have the fourth-highest yield of all 46 stocks in the portfolio, but Berkshire's position of more than $800 million gives Buffett's company a big 9% holding in the company. Read on to find out why Buffett and his team are all-in on this high-yield stock (which currently tips the scales at 4.7%).\nA great store of value\nLet's pull the curtain back: The stock in question is Store Capital (NYSE:STOR), which has the distinction of being Berkshire's only real estate investment trust (REIT). As a retail REIT, Store Capital owns and leases retail properties, specifically those operated by single tenants.\nBut uniqueness in a portfolio and obvious affection from the investing master are not sufficient reasons for us to put money into a stock (plus, we should remember that Buffett has had his share of misfires -- for example, with troubled food giant Kraft Heinz). So let's explore whether or not Store Capital is a worthy buy for the average investor.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBuffett has always been drawn to companies with straightforward business models and reliable growth. Store Capital certainly ticks those boxes; in the pre-pandemic days, it did a fine job of increasing its revenue. In fact, it managed to nearly double its top line from 2016 to 2019, from just over $376 million to nearly $700 million. Adjusted funds from operations (or AFFO, the most meaningful profitability metric for REITs) leaped even higher, rising from $246 million in 2016 to $463 million in 2019.\nREITs are obligated to spend the vast bulk of their net profits on shareholder remuneration, which is why their dividends tend to be generous relative to other types of companies.\nStore Capital is no different, and thanks to that rising AFFO and bottom line, there always seems to be room for an increase. The REIT has boosted its quarterly dividend at least once annually since going public in late 2014. Across that not-quite-seven year stretch the payout has ballooned from slightly over $0.11 per share to the present level of $0.36.\nThe coronavirus pandemic crashed hard into the retail sector, leading to store closures and a general reluctance among customers to leave their homes to shop. That would have been devastating for Store Capital had it not been so widely diversified. The company has properties in 49 states, only one of which (Texas) comprises over 10% of the total dollar amount of that portfolio. The REIT is even more assertive in hedging its tenant list; no single renter is responsible for more than 3% of the total.\nAs a result, compared to many other retail REITs (and the retail industry in general), Store Capital has done a good job threading its way through the pandemic. As the coronavirus spread last year, the company pulled back sharply on its typically busy acquisition activity, reducing its buys to a total of just over $800 million, down from $1.69 billion in 2019 and $1.63 billion in 2018.\nStill, $800 million is a big pile for asset buys. So that curtailed-yet-still-vibrant investment activity, combined with Store Capital's standard rent increases, helped the company actually grow its revenue for the year (it was up by over 4% compared to 2019). AFFO inched up by slightly more than 1% -- a pretty small number, but hey, in that environment any growth at all was an impressive feat.\nOpen doors and open wallets\nSo it stands to reason that as the coronavirus (hopefully) starts to recede in a big way as the threat of the delta variant decreases, Store Capital will be in a position to really rack it up. In announcing its second-quarter results in August, the company lifted its AFFO guidance for the full year to $1.94 to $1.97 per share from the previous $1.90-to-$1.96 range. If realized, this would be a meaningful improvement over 2020's $1.83.\nI think Store Capital's new forecast is still conservative. With recent large-scale vaccination mandates dealing hard blows to the coronavirus, even more people will escape their homes for bouts of shopping, to the point where crowds will be the rule and not the exception.\nWhen this happens, this REIT will start putting up some powerful growth numbers. 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When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than d","content":"<p>Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping</p>\n<p>When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.</p>\n<p>One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.</p>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.</p>\n<p>Read:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers</p>\n<p>Wall Street doesn't like Kroger</p>\n<p>While Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.</p>\n<p>Within the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Market cap. ($mil)</td>\n   <td>Forward P/E</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>$422,424</td>\n   <td>24.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>$32,467</td>\n   <td>15.0</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>$13,688</td>\n   <td>13.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>$2,767</td>\n   <td>12.3</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GO\">Grocery Outlet Holding</a> Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>$2,565</td>\n   <td>27.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMK\">Weis Markets Inc</a>. WMK</td>\n   <td>$1,502</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>$1,033</td>\n   <td>16.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Ingles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA</td>\n   <td>$917</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC</td>\n   <td>$264</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VLGEA\">Village Super Market</a> Inc. Class A VLGEA</td>\n   <td>$233</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td></td>\n   <td>For comparison, the S&amp;P 500 index</td>\n   <td>has a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>There are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NGVC\">$(NGVC)$</a> is covered by only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> analyst.</p>\n<p>For the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Share \"buy\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Share</td>\n   <td>neutral ratings</td>\n   <td>Share \"sell\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Closing price -- Aug. 16</td>\n   <td>Consensus price target</td>\n   <td>implied 12-month upside potential</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>75%</td>\n   <td>19%</td>\n   <td>6%</td>\n   <td>$152.34</td>\n   <td>$165.10</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>21%</td>\n   <td>54%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$45.43</td>\n   <td>$38.49</td>\n   <td>-15%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>55%</td>\n   <td>40%</td>\n   <td>5%</td>\n   <td>$30.04</td>\n   <td>$25.28</td>\n   <td>-16%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc.</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>50%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$24.55</td>\n   <td>$26.50</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.</td>\n   <td>33%</td>\n   <td>60%</td>\n   <td>7%</td>\n   <td>$26.63</td>\n   <td>$34.36</td>\n   <td>29%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp.</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>$8.15</td>\n   <td>$13.25</td>\n   <td>63%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Among these six stocks, Walmart Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMT\">$(WMT)$</a>, Albertsons Cos. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACI.UK\">$(ACI.UK)$</a> and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWOA.U\">Two</a> -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SFM\">$(SFM)$</a> -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&amp;P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.</p>\n<p>Here's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected sales CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$556,334</td>\n   <td>$555,252</td>\n   <td>$569,243</td>\n   <td>$589,791</td>\n   <td>$607,056</td>\n   <td>$619,743</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$131,133</td>\n   <td>$132,473</td>\n   <td>$134,412</td>\n   <td>$136,506</td>\n   <td>$141,695</td>\n   <td>$146,252</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>1.8%</td>\n   <td>$68,664</td>\n   <td>$67,714</td>\n   <td>$68,412</td>\n   <td>$70,006</td>\n   <td>$72,540</td>\n   <td>$75,056</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>5.6%</td>\n   <td>$6,468</td>\n   <td>$6,202</td>\n   <td>$6,665</td>\n   <td>$7,230</td>\n   <td>$7,826</td>\n   <td>$8,491</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>7.4%</td>\n   <td>$3,135</td>\n   <td>$3,104</td>\n   <td>$3,444</td>\n   <td>$3,842</td>\n   <td>$4,068</td>\n   <td>$4,477</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>18.3%</td>\n   <td>$3,911</td>\n   <td>$7,366</td>\n   <td>$7,749</td>\n   <td>$8,299</td>\n   <td>$8,713</td>\n   <td>$9,060</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>For sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.</p>\n<p>Kroger is in the bottom half of that list.</p>\n<p>Even if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.</p>\n<p>Here's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected EPS CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>7.2%</td>\n   <td>$5.44</td>\n   <td>$5.96</td>\n   <td>$6.30</td>\n   <td>$6.85</td>\n   <td>$7.38</td>\n   <td>$7.70</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>0.4%</td>\n   <td>$3.37</td>\n   <td>$3.10</td>\n   <td>$3.06</td>\n   <td>$3.13</td>\n   <td>$3.36</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>-1.1%</td>\n   <td>$2.79</td>\n   <td>$2.36</td>\n   <td>$2.21</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$2.63</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>6.7%</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$1.97</td>\n   <td>$2.08</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.90</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>3.9%</td>\n   <td>$1.15</td>\n   <td>$0.88</td>\n   <td>$1.01</td>\n   <td>$1.14</td>\n   <td>$1.23</td>\n   <td>$1.39</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>24.7%</td>\n   <td>$0.27</td>\n   <td>$0.35</td>\n   <td>$0.43</td>\n   <td>$0.53</td>\n   <td>$0.67</td>\n   <td>$0.81</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>As you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.</p>\n<p>So a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. Buffett is a believer, and when considering how much shopping habits have changed for non-food items, he may have picked another long-term winner.</p>\n<p>Don't miss: These stocks provide a better way to invest in the electric-vehicle revolution than the car makers themselves</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Warren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWarren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-10-02 13:21</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping</p>\n<p>When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.</p>\n<p>One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.</p>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.</p>\n<p>Read:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers</p>\n<p>Wall Street doesn't like Kroger</p>\n<p>While Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.</p>\n<p>Within the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Market cap. ($mil)</td>\n   <td>Forward P/E</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>$422,424</td>\n   <td>24.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>$32,467</td>\n   <td>15.0</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>$13,688</td>\n   <td>13.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>$2,767</td>\n   <td>12.3</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GO\">Grocery Outlet Holding</a> Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>$2,565</td>\n   <td>27.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMK\">Weis Markets Inc</a>. WMK</td>\n   <td>$1,502</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>$1,033</td>\n   <td>16.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Ingles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA</td>\n   <td>$917</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC</td>\n   <td>$264</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VLGEA\">Village Super Market</a> Inc. Class A VLGEA</td>\n   <td>$233</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td></td>\n   <td>For comparison, the S&amp;P 500 index</td>\n   <td>has a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>There are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NGVC\">$(NGVC)$</a> is covered by only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> analyst.</p>\n<p>For the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Share \"buy\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Share</td>\n   <td>neutral ratings</td>\n   <td>Share \"sell\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Closing price -- Aug. 16</td>\n   <td>Consensus price target</td>\n   <td>implied 12-month upside potential</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>75%</td>\n   <td>19%</td>\n   <td>6%</td>\n   <td>$152.34</td>\n   <td>$165.10</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>21%</td>\n   <td>54%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$45.43</td>\n   <td>$38.49</td>\n   <td>-15%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>55%</td>\n   <td>40%</td>\n   <td>5%</td>\n   <td>$30.04</td>\n   <td>$25.28</td>\n   <td>-16%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc.</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>50%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$24.55</td>\n   <td>$26.50</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.</td>\n   <td>33%</td>\n   <td>60%</td>\n   <td>7%</td>\n   <td>$26.63</td>\n   <td>$34.36</td>\n   <td>29%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp.</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>$8.15</td>\n   <td>$13.25</td>\n   <td>63%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Among these six stocks, Walmart Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMT\">$(WMT)$</a>, Albertsons Cos. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACI.UK\">$(ACI.UK)$</a> and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWOA.U\">Two</a> -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SFM\">$(SFM)$</a> -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&amp;P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.</p>\n<p>Here's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected sales CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$556,334</td>\n   <td>$555,252</td>\n   <td>$569,243</td>\n   <td>$589,791</td>\n   <td>$607,056</td>\n   <td>$619,743</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$131,133</td>\n   <td>$132,473</td>\n   <td>$134,412</td>\n   <td>$136,506</td>\n   <td>$141,695</td>\n   <td>$146,252</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>1.8%</td>\n   <td>$68,664</td>\n   <td>$67,714</td>\n   <td>$68,412</td>\n   <td>$70,006</td>\n   <td>$72,540</td>\n   <td>$75,056</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>5.6%</td>\n   <td>$6,468</td>\n   <td>$6,202</td>\n   <td>$6,665</td>\n   <td>$7,230</td>\n   <td>$7,826</td>\n   <td>$8,491</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>7.4%</td>\n   <td>$3,135</td>\n   <td>$3,104</td>\n   <td>$3,444</td>\n   <td>$3,842</td>\n   <td>$4,068</td>\n   <td>$4,477</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>18.3%</td>\n   <td>$3,911</td>\n   <td>$7,366</td>\n   <td>$7,749</td>\n   <td>$8,299</td>\n   <td>$8,713</td>\n   <td>$9,060</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>For sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.</p>\n<p>Kroger is in the bottom half of that list.</p>\n<p>Even if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.</p>\n<p>Here's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected EPS CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>7.2%</td>\n   <td>$5.44</td>\n   <td>$5.96</td>\n   <td>$6.30</td>\n   <td>$6.85</td>\n   <td>$7.38</td>\n   <td>$7.70</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>0.4%</td>\n   <td>$3.37</td>\n   <td>$3.10</td>\n   <td>$3.06</td>\n   <td>$3.13</td>\n   <td>$3.36</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>-1.1%</td>\n   <td>$2.79</td>\n   <td>$2.36</td>\n   <td>$2.21</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$2.63</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>6.7%</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$1.97</td>\n   <td>$2.08</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.90</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>3.9%</td>\n   <td>$1.15</td>\n   <td>$0.88</td>\n   <td>$1.01</td>\n   <td>$1.14</td>\n   <td>$1.23</td>\n   <td>$1.39</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>24.7%</td>\n   <td>$0.27</td>\n   <td>$0.35</td>\n   <td>$0.43</td>\n   <td>$0.53</td>\n   <td>$0.67</td>\n   <td>$0.81</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>As you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.</p>\n<p>So a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. Buffett is a believer, and when considering how much shopping habits have changed for non-food items, he may have picked another long-term winner.</p>\n<p>Don't miss: These stocks provide a better way to invest in the electric-vehicle revolution than the car makers themselves</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SFM":"Sprouts Farmers Market Inc","KR":"克罗格","ACI":"艾伯森","WMT":"沃尔玛"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2172618769","content_text":"Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping\nWhen investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.\nOne reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.\nRead:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers\nWall Street doesn't like Kroger\nWhile Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.\nWithin the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.\n\n\n\nCompany\nMarket cap. ($mil)\nForward P/E\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n$422,424\n24.9\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n$32,467\n15.0\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n$13,688\n13.5\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n$2,767\n12.3\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n$2,565\n27.9\n\n\nWeis Markets Inc. WMK\n$1,502\nN/A\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n$1,033\n16.5\n\n\nIngles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA\n$917\nN/A\n\n\nNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC\n$264\nN/A\n\n\nVillage Super Market Inc. Class A VLGEA\n$233\nN/A\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\nFor comparison, the S&P 500 index\nhas a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.\n\n\n\nThere are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. $(NGVC)$ is covered by only one analyst.\nFor the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:\n\n\n\nCompany\nShare \"buy\" ratings\nShare\nneutral ratings\nShare \"sell\" ratings\nClosing price -- Aug. 16\nConsensus price target\nimplied 12-month upside potential\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n75%\n19%\n6%\n$152.34\n$165.10\n8%\n\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n21%\n54%\n25%\n$45.43\n$38.49\n-15%\n\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n55%\n40%\n5%\n$30.04\n$25.28\n-16%\n\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc.\n25%\n50%\n25%\n$24.55\n$26.50\n8%\n\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp.\n33%\n60%\n7%\n$26.63\n$34.36\n29%\n\n\n\nArko Corp.\n100%\n0%\n0%\n$8.15\n$13.25\n63%\n\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmong these six stocks, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$, Albertsons Cos. $(ACI.UK)$ and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.\nTwo -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. $(SFM)$ -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.\nHere's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):\n\n\n\nCompany\nProjected sales CAGR\nEst. sales -- 2020\nEst. sales -- 2021\nEst. sales -- 2022\nEst. sales -- 2023\nEst. sales -- 2024\nEst. sales -- 2025\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n2.2%\n$556,334\n$555,252\n$569,243\n$589,791\n$607,056\n$619,743\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n2.2%\n$131,133\n$132,473\n$134,412\n$136,506\n$141,695\n$146,252\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n1.8%\n$68,664\n$67,714\n$68,412\n$70,006\n$72,540\n$75,056\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n5.6%\n$6,468\n$6,202\n$6,665\n$7,230\n$7,826\n$8,491\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n7.4%\n$3,135\n$3,104\n$3,444\n$3,842\n$4,068\n$4,477\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n18.3%\n$3,911\n$7,366\n$7,749\n$8,299\n$8,713\n$9,060\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.\nKroger is in the bottom half of that list.\nEven if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.\nHere's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:\n\n\n\nCompany\nProjected EPS CAGR\nEst. net income -- 2020\nEst. net income -- 2021\nEst. net income -- 2022\nEst. net income -- 2023\nEst. net income -- 2024\nEst. net income -- 2025\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n7.2%\n$5.44\n$5.96\n$6.30\n$6.85\n$7.38\n$7.70\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n0.4%\n$3.37\n$3.10\n$3.06\n$3.13\n$3.36\n$3.43\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n-1.1%\n$2.79\n$2.36\n$2.21\n$2.34\n$2.48\n$2.63\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n6.7%\n$2.48\n$1.97\n$2.08\n$2.34\n$2.90\n$3.43\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n3.9%\n$1.15\n$0.88\n$1.01\n$1.14\n$1.23\n$1.39\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n24.7%\n$0.27\n$0.35\n$0.43\n$0.53\n$0.67\n$0.81\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.\nSo a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. Buffett is a believer, and when considering how much shopping habits have changed for non-food items, he may have picked another long-term winner.\nDon't miss: These stocks provide a better way to invest in the electric-vehicle revolution than the car makers themselves","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":284,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":146458026,"gmtCreate":1626097473265,"gmtModify":1631892581732,"author":{"id":"4087650891143560","authorId":"4087650891143560","name":"tanms","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false},"themes":[],"htmlText":"[微笑]&nbsp;","listText":"[微笑]&nbsp;","text":"[微笑]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/146458026","repostId":"1190430688","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1190430688","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1626097090,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1190430688?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-12 21:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1190430688","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.\nS","content":"<p>Virgin Galactic&nbsp;fell&nbsp;6%&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;trading,&nbsp;as&nbsp;once&nbsp;rising&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;10%&nbsp;in&nbsp;premarket&nbsp;trading.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c4d333c87a902f8607ae09dca6c78f8c\" tg-width=\"1281\" tg-height=\"607\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Shares of&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&nbsp;slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.</p>\n<p>Shares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.</p>\n<p>The shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.</p>\n<p>\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.</p>\n<p>The company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.</p>\n<p>\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.</p>\n<p>\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/aaede22b48f21a26943de5199a5f26e5\" tg-width=\"740\" tg-height=\"475\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>In 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire&nbsp;Jeff Bezos&nbsp;announced&nbsp;he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight&nbsp;on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.</p>\n<p>Launching ahead of Bezos or&nbsp;Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.</p>\n<p>AB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.</p>\n<ul></ul>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVirgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-12 21:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Virgin Galactic&nbsp;fell&nbsp;6%&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;trading,&nbsp;as&nbsp;once&nbsp;rising&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;10%&nbsp;in&nbsp;premarket&nbsp;trading.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c4d333c87a902f8607ae09dca6c78f8c\" tg-width=\"1281\" tg-height=\"607\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Shares of&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&nbsp;slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.</p>\n<p>Shares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.</p>\n<p>The shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.</p>\n<p>\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.</p>\n<p>The company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.</p>\n<p>\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.</p>\n<p>\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/aaede22b48f21a26943de5199a5f26e5\" tg-width=\"740\" tg-height=\"475\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>In 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire&nbsp;Jeff Bezos&nbsp;announced&nbsp;he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight&nbsp;on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.</p>\n<p>Launching ahead of Bezos or&nbsp;Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.</p>\n<p>AB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.</p>\n<ul></ul>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190430688","content_text":"Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.\nShares of Virgin Galactic slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.\nShares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.\nThe shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.\n\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.\nThe company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.\n\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.\nVirgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.\nVirgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.\n\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"\n\nIn 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos announced he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.\nLaunching ahead of Bezos or Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.\nAB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":393,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":829429713,"gmtCreate":1633535033361,"gmtModify":1633535033532,"author":{"id":"4087650891143560","authorId":"4087650891143560","name":"tanms","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false},"themes":[],"htmlText":"nice","listText":"nice","text":"nice","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/829429713","repostId":"2173091050","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2173091050","pubTimestamp":1633531020,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2173091050?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-10-06 22:37","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Warren Buffett Loves This High-Yield Dividend Stock. Is it a Buy?","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2173091050","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"This specialty company is a high-yield play at nearly 5%, and it's got a very durable business model.","content":"<p>Do you like dividends? If so, you're in good company. Warren Buffett,&nbsp;the CEO of powerhouse investment company <b>Berkshire Hathaway</b> (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B), is fond of them too; Berkshire's equity portfolio is stuffed with companies that pay their shareholders on the regular.</p>\n<p>One stock in particular stands out. Not only does it have the fourth-highest yield of all 46 stocks in the portfolio, but Berkshire's position of more than $800 million gives Buffett's company a big 9% holding in the company. Read on to find out why Buffett and his team are all-in on this high-yield stock (which currently tips the scales at 4.7%).</p>\n<h3>A great store of value</h3>\n<p>Let's pull the curtain back: The stock in question is <b>Store Capital</b> (NYSE:STOR), which has the distinction of being Berkshire's only real estate investment trust (REIT). As a retail REIT, Store Capital owns and leases retail properties, specifically those operated by single tenants.</p>\n<p>But uniqueness in a portfolio and obvious affection from the investing master are not sufficient reasons for us to put money into a stock (plus, we should remember that Buffett has had his share of misfires -- for example, with troubled food giant <b>Kraft Heinz</b>).&nbsp;So let's explore whether or not Store Capital is a worthy buy for the average investor.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8151e4a9b31770a27bc464b895522228\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<p>Buffett has always been drawn to companies with straightforward business models and reliable growth. Store Capital certainly ticks those boxes; in the pre-pandemic days, it did a fine job of increasing its revenue. In fact, it managed to nearly double its top line from 2016 to 2019, from just over $376 million to nearly $700 million. Adjusted funds from operations (or AFFO, the most meaningful profitability metric for REITs) leaped even higher, rising from $246 million in 2016 to $463 million in 2019.</p>\n<p>REITs are obligated to spend the vast bulk of their net profits on shareholder remuneration, which is why their dividends tend to be generous relative to other types of companies.</p>\n<p>Store Capital is no different, and thanks to that rising AFFO and bottom line, there always seems to be room for an increase. The REIT has boosted its quarterly dividend at least once annually since going public in late 2014. Across that not-quite-seven year stretch the payout has ballooned from slightly over $0.11 per share to the present level of $0.36.</p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic crashed hard into the retail sector, leading to store closures and a general reluctance among customers to leave their homes to shop. That would have been devastating for Store Capital had it not been so widely diversified. The company has properties in 49 states, only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of which (Texas) comprises over 10% of the total dollar amount of that portfolio. The REIT is even more assertive in hedging its tenant list; no single renter is responsible for more than 3% of the total.</p>\n<p>As a result, compared to many other retail REITs (and the retail industry in general), Store Capital has done a good job threading its way through the pandemic. As the coronavirus spread last year, the company pulled back sharply on its typically busy acquisition activity, reducing its buys to a total of just over $800 million, down from $1.69 billion in 2019 and $1.63 billion in 2018.</p>\n<p>Still, $800 million is a big pile for asset buys. So that curtailed-yet-still-vibrant investment activity, combined with Store Capital's standard rent increases, helped the company actually grow its revenue for the year (it was up by over 4% compared to 2019). AFFO inched up by slightly more than 1% -- a pretty small number, but hey, in that environment any growth at all was an impressive feat.</p>\n<h3>Open doors and open wallets</h3>\n<p>So it stands to reason that as the coronavirus (hopefully) starts to recede in a big way as the threat of the delta variant decreases, Store Capital will be in a position to really rack it up. In announcing its second-quarter results in August, the company lifted its AFFO guidance for the full year to $1.94 to $1.97 per share from the previous $1.90-to-$1.96 range. If realized, this would be a meaningful improvement over 2020's $1.83.</p>\n<p>I think Store Capital's new forecast is still conservative. With recent large-scale vaccination mandates dealing hard blows to the coronavirus, even more people will escape their homes for bouts of shopping, to the point where crowds will be the rule and not the exception.</p>\n<p>When this happens, this REIT will start putting up some powerful growth numbers. Store Capital more than held its own during the pandemic; imagine how well it'll do in a much healthier and freer environment.</p>\n<p>We can also easily envision the company maintaining its dividend raise habit as we return to something approaching normal life. Investors, particularly dividend stock aficionados, should absolutely consider putting this stock in their shopping cart.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Warren Buffett Loves This High-Yield Dividend Stock. 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If so, you're in good company. Warren Buffett, the CEO of powerhouse investment company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B), is fond of them too; Berkshire's equity portfolio is stuffed with companies that pay their shareholders on the regular.\nOne stock in particular stands out. Not only does it have the fourth-highest yield of all 46 stocks in the portfolio, but Berkshire's position of more than $800 million gives Buffett's company a big 9% holding in the company. Read on to find out why Buffett and his team are all-in on this high-yield stock (which currently tips the scales at 4.7%).\nA great store of value\nLet's pull the curtain back: The stock in question is Store Capital (NYSE:STOR), which has the distinction of being Berkshire's only real estate investment trust (REIT). As a retail REIT, Store Capital owns and leases retail properties, specifically those operated by single tenants.\nBut uniqueness in a portfolio and obvious affection from the investing master are not sufficient reasons for us to put money into a stock (plus, we should remember that Buffett has had his share of misfires -- for example, with troubled food giant Kraft Heinz). So let's explore whether or not Store Capital is a worthy buy for the average investor.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBuffett has always been drawn to companies with straightforward business models and reliable growth. Store Capital certainly ticks those boxes; in the pre-pandemic days, it did a fine job of increasing its revenue. In fact, it managed to nearly double its top line from 2016 to 2019, from just over $376 million to nearly $700 million. Adjusted funds from operations (or AFFO, the most meaningful profitability metric for REITs) leaped even higher, rising from $246 million in 2016 to $463 million in 2019.\nREITs are obligated to spend the vast bulk of their net profits on shareholder remuneration, which is why their dividends tend to be generous relative to other types of companies.\nStore Capital is no different, and thanks to that rising AFFO and bottom line, there always seems to be room for an increase. The REIT has boosted its quarterly dividend at least once annually since going public in late 2014. Across that not-quite-seven year stretch the payout has ballooned from slightly over $0.11 per share to the present level of $0.36.\nThe coronavirus pandemic crashed hard into the retail sector, leading to store closures and a general reluctance among customers to leave their homes to shop. That would have been devastating for Store Capital had it not been so widely diversified. The company has properties in 49 states, only one of which (Texas) comprises over 10% of the total dollar amount of that portfolio. The REIT is even more assertive in hedging its tenant list; no single renter is responsible for more than 3% of the total.\nAs a result, compared to many other retail REITs (and the retail industry in general), Store Capital has done a good job threading its way through the pandemic. As the coronavirus spread last year, the company pulled back sharply on its typically busy acquisition activity, reducing its buys to a total of just over $800 million, down from $1.69 billion in 2019 and $1.63 billion in 2018.\nStill, $800 million is a big pile for asset buys. So that curtailed-yet-still-vibrant investment activity, combined with Store Capital's standard rent increases, helped the company actually grow its revenue for the year (it was up by over 4% compared to 2019). AFFO inched up by slightly more than 1% -- a pretty small number, but hey, in that environment any growth at all was an impressive feat.\nOpen doors and open wallets\nSo it stands to reason that as the coronavirus (hopefully) starts to recede in a big way as the threat of the delta variant decreases, Store Capital will be in a position to really rack it up. In announcing its second-quarter results in August, the company lifted its AFFO guidance for the full year to $1.94 to $1.97 per share from the previous $1.90-to-$1.96 range. If realized, this would be a meaningful improvement over 2020's $1.83.\nI think Store Capital's new forecast is still conservative. With recent large-scale vaccination mandates dealing hard blows to the coronavirus, even more people will escape their homes for bouts of shopping, to the point where crowds will be the rule and not the exception.\nWhen this happens, this REIT will start putting up some powerful growth numbers. Store Capital more than held its own during the pandemic; imagine how well it'll do in a much healthier and freer environment.\nWe can also easily envision the company maintaining its dividend raise habit as we return to something approaching normal life. Investors, particularly dividend stock aficionados, should absolutely consider putting this stock in their shopping cart.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":189,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":864751293,"gmtCreate":1633152551652,"gmtModify":1633152551813,"author":{"id":"4087650891143560","authorId":"4087650891143560","name":"tanms","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false},"themes":[],"htmlText":"nice","listText":"nice","text":"nice","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/864751293","repostId":"2172618769","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2172618769","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Dow Jones","id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"pubTimestamp":1633152083,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2172618769?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-10-02 13:21","market":"hk","language":"en","title":"Warren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2172618769","media":"Dow Jones","summary":"Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping. When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than d","content":"<p>Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping</p>\n<p>When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.</p>\n<p>One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.</p>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.</p>\n<p>Read:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers</p>\n<p>Wall Street doesn't like Kroger</p>\n<p>While Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.</p>\n<p>Within the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Market cap. ($mil)</td>\n   <td>Forward P/E</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>$422,424</td>\n   <td>24.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>$32,467</td>\n   <td>15.0</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>$13,688</td>\n   <td>13.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>$2,767</td>\n   <td>12.3</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GO\">Grocery Outlet Holding</a> Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>$2,565</td>\n   <td>27.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMK\">Weis Markets Inc</a>. WMK</td>\n   <td>$1,502</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>$1,033</td>\n   <td>16.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Ingles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA</td>\n   <td>$917</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC</td>\n   <td>$264</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VLGEA\">Village Super Market</a> Inc. Class A VLGEA</td>\n   <td>$233</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td></td>\n   <td>For comparison, the S&amp;P 500 index</td>\n   <td>has a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>There are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NGVC\">$(NGVC)$</a> is covered by only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> analyst.</p>\n<p>For the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Share \"buy\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Share</td>\n   <td>neutral ratings</td>\n   <td>Share \"sell\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Closing price -- Aug. 16</td>\n   <td>Consensus price target</td>\n   <td>implied 12-month upside potential</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>75%</td>\n   <td>19%</td>\n   <td>6%</td>\n   <td>$152.34</td>\n   <td>$165.10</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>21%</td>\n   <td>54%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$45.43</td>\n   <td>$38.49</td>\n   <td>-15%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>55%</td>\n   <td>40%</td>\n   <td>5%</td>\n   <td>$30.04</td>\n   <td>$25.28</td>\n   <td>-16%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc.</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>50%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$24.55</td>\n   <td>$26.50</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.</td>\n   <td>33%</td>\n   <td>60%</td>\n   <td>7%</td>\n   <td>$26.63</td>\n   <td>$34.36</td>\n   <td>29%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp.</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>$8.15</td>\n   <td>$13.25</td>\n   <td>63%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Among these six stocks, Walmart Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMT\">$(WMT)$</a>, Albertsons Cos. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACI.UK\">$(ACI.UK)$</a> and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWOA.U\">Two</a> -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SFM\">$(SFM)$</a> -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&amp;P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.</p>\n<p>Here's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected sales CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$556,334</td>\n   <td>$555,252</td>\n   <td>$569,243</td>\n   <td>$589,791</td>\n   <td>$607,056</td>\n   <td>$619,743</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$131,133</td>\n   <td>$132,473</td>\n   <td>$134,412</td>\n   <td>$136,506</td>\n   <td>$141,695</td>\n   <td>$146,252</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>1.8%</td>\n   <td>$68,664</td>\n   <td>$67,714</td>\n   <td>$68,412</td>\n   <td>$70,006</td>\n   <td>$72,540</td>\n   <td>$75,056</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>5.6%</td>\n   <td>$6,468</td>\n   <td>$6,202</td>\n   <td>$6,665</td>\n   <td>$7,230</td>\n   <td>$7,826</td>\n   <td>$8,491</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>7.4%</td>\n   <td>$3,135</td>\n   <td>$3,104</td>\n   <td>$3,444</td>\n   <td>$3,842</td>\n   <td>$4,068</td>\n   <td>$4,477</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>18.3%</td>\n   <td>$3,911</td>\n   <td>$7,366</td>\n   <td>$7,749</td>\n   <td>$8,299</td>\n   <td>$8,713</td>\n   <td>$9,060</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>For sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.</p>\n<p>Kroger is in the bottom half of that list.</p>\n<p>Even if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.</p>\n<p>Here's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected EPS CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>7.2%</td>\n   <td>$5.44</td>\n   <td>$5.96</td>\n   <td>$6.30</td>\n   <td>$6.85</td>\n   <td>$7.38</td>\n   <td>$7.70</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>0.4%</td>\n   <td>$3.37</td>\n   <td>$3.10</td>\n   <td>$3.06</td>\n   <td>$3.13</td>\n   <td>$3.36</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>-1.1%</td>\n   <td>$2.79</td>\n   <td>$2.36</td>\n   <td>$2.21</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$2.63</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>6.7%</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$1.97</td>\n   <td>$2.08</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.90</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>3.9%</td>\n   <td>$1.15</td>\n   <td>$0.88</td>\n   <td>$1.01</td>\n   <td>$1.14</td>\n   <td>$1.23</td>\n   <td>$1.39</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>24.7%</td>\n   <td>$0.27</td>\n   <td>$0.35</td>\n   <td>$0.43</td>\n   <td>$0.53</td>\n   <td>$0.67</td>\n   <td>$0.81</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>As you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.</p>\n<p>So a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. Buffett is a believer, and when considering how much shopping habits have changed for non-food items, he may have picked another long-term winner.</p>\n<p>Don't miss: These stocks provide a better way to invest in the electric-vehicle revolution than the car makers themselves</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Warren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWarren Buffett bucks Wall Street by adding more Kroger stock to his portfolio\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-10-02 13:21</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping</p>\n<p>When investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.</p>\n<p>One reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.</p>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.</p>\n<p>Read:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers</p>\n<p>Wall Street doesn't like Kroger</p>\n<p>While Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.</p>\n<p>Within the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Market cap. ($mil)</td>\n   <td>Forward P/E</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>$422,424</td>\n   <td>24.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>$32,467</td>\n   <td>15.0</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>$13,688</td>\n   <td>13.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>$2,767</td>\n   <td>12.3</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GO\">Grocery Outlet Holding</a> Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>$2,565</td>\n   <td>27.9</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMK\">Weis Markets Inc</a>. WMK</td>\n   <td>$1,502</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>$1,033</td>\n   <td>16.5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Ingles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA</td>\n   <td>$917</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC</td>\n   <td>$264</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VLGEA\">Village Super Market</a> Inc. Class A VLGEA</td>\n   <td>$233</td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td></td>\n   <td>For comparison, the S&amp;P 500 index</td>\n   <td>has a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>There are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NGVC\">$(NGVC)$</a> is covered by only <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> analyst.</p>\n<p>For the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Share \"buy\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Share</td>\n   <td>neutral ratings</td>\n   <td>Share \"sell\" ratings</td>\n   <td>Closing price -- Aug. 16</td>\n   <td>Consensus price target</td>\n   <td>implied 12-month upside potential</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>75%</td>\n   <td>19%</td>\n   <td>6%</td>\n   <td>$152.34</td>\n   <td>$165.10</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>21%</td>\n   <td>54%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$45.43</td>\n   <td>$38.49</td>\n   <td>-15%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>55%</td>\n   <td>40%</td>\n   <td>5%</td>\n   <td>$30.04</td>\n   <td>$25.28</td>\n   <td>-16%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc.</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>50%</td>\n   <td>25%</td>\n   <td>$24.55</td>\n   <td>$26.50</td>\n   <td>8%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.</td>\n   <td>33%</td>\n   <td>60%</td>\n   <td>7%</td>\n   <td>$26.63</td>\n   <td>$34.36</td>\n   <td>29%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp.</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>0%</td>\n   <td>$8.15</td>\n   <td>$13.25</td>\n   <td>63%</td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Among these six stocks, Walmart Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WMT\">$(WMT)$</a>, Albertsons Cos. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACI.UK\">$(ACI.UK)$</a> and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWOA.U\">Two</a> -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SFM\">$(SFM)$</a> -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&amp;P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.</p>\n<p>Here's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected sales CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. sales -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$556,334</td>\n   <td>$555,252</td>\n   <td>$569,243</td>\n   <td>$589,791</td>\n   <td>$607,056</td>\n   <td>$619,743</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>2.2%</td>\n   <td>$131,133</td>\n   <td>$132,473</td>\n   <td>$134,412</td>\n   <td>$136,506</td>\n   <td>$141,695</td>\n   <td>$146,252</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>1.8%</td>\n   <td>$68,664</td>\n   <td>$67,714</td>\n   <td>$68,412</td>\n   <td>$70,006</td>\n   <td>$72,540</td>\n   <td>$75,056</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>5.6%</td>\n   <td>$6,468</td>\n   <td>$6,202</td>\n   <td>$6,665</td>\n   <td>$7,230</td>\n   <td>$7,826</td>\n   <td>$8,491</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>7.4%</td>\n   <td>$3,135</td>\n   <td>$3,104</td>\n   <td>$3,444</td>\n   <td>$3,842</td>\n   <td>$4,068</td>\n   <td>$4,477</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>18.3%</td>\n   <td>$3,911</td>\n   <td>$7,366</td>\n   <td>$7,749</td>\n   <td>$8,299</td>\n   <td>$8,713</td>\n   <td>$9,060</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>For sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.</p>\n<p>Kroger is in the bottom half of that list.</p>\n<p>Even if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.</p>\n<p>Here's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:</p>\n<table>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Company</td>\n   <td>Projected EPS CAGR</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2020</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2021</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2022</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2023</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2024</td>\n   <td>Est. net income -- 2025</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Walmart Inc. WMT</td>\n   <td>7.2%</td>\n   <td>$5.44</td>\n   <td>$5.96</td>\n   <td>$6.30</td>\n   <td>$6.85</td>\n   <td>$7.38</td>\n   <td>$7.70</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Kroger Co. KR</td>\n   <td>0.4%</td>\n   <td>$3.37</td>\n   <td>$3.10</td>\n   <td>$3.06</td>\n   <td>$3.13</td>\n   <td>$3.36</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI</td>\n   <td>-1.1%</td>\n   <td>$2.79</td>\n   <td>$2.36</td>\n   <td>$2.21</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$2.63</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM</td>\n   <td>6.7%</td>\n   <td>$2.48</td>\n   <td>$1.97</td>\n   <td>$2.08</td>\n   <td>$2.34</td>\n   <td>$2.90</td>\n   <td>$3.43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO</td>\n   <td>3.9%</td>\n   <td>$1.15</td>\n   <td>$0.88</td>\n   <td>$1.01</td>\n   <td>$1.14</td>\n   <td>$1.23</td>\n   <td>$1.39</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Arko Corp. ARKO</td>\n   <td>24.7%</td>\n   <td>$0.27</td>\n   <td>$0.35</td>\n   <td>$0.43</td>\n   <td>$0.53</td>\n   <td>$0.67</td>\n   <td>$0.81</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Source: FactSet</td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n   <td></td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>As you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.</p>\n<p>So a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. Buffett is a believer, and when considering how much shopping habits have changed for non-food items, he may have picked another long-term winner.</p>\n<p>Don't miss: These stocks provide a better way to invest in the electric-vehicle revolution than the car makers themselves</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SFM":"Sprouts Farmers Market Inc","KR":"克罗格","ACI":"艾伯森","WMT":"沃尔玛"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2172618769","content_text":"Kroger can be seen as both a value pick and a long-term play on the transformation of food shopping\nWhen investors think about the supermarket industry, dynamic growth probably doesn't come to mind. But Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett loves Kroger.\nOne reason may be that the stock is cheaply priced relative to earnings estimates. Another is that Kroger Co. KR is ramping up online sales; digital sales increased 16% in the fiscal first quarter ended May 22 from a year earlier and more than doubled from two years earlier. More growth could come from the food retailer's plans to build fulfillment centers to handle digital orders.\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA)(BRKA) purchased nearly 11 million shares of Kroger in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That brings its stake to 61.8 million shares, or about 8.3% of shares outstanding as of May 22, the end of Kroger's fiscal first quarter.\nRead:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Kroger, cuts stakes in drug makers\nWall Street doesn't like Kroger\nWhile Berkshire appears fond of Kroger, which operates as Harris Teeter, Fred Keyer and King Soopers, among others, as well as Kroger, Wall Street is more skeptical.\nWithin the Russell 3000 Index, which represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market by market capitalization, there are only 10 companies in the \"food retail\" industry group, according to FactSet. Here they are, sorted by market capitalization, along with forward price-to-earnings ratios.\n\n\n\nCompany\nMarket cap. ($mil)\nForward P/E\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n$422,424\n24.9\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n$32,467\n15.0\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n$13,688\n13.5\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n$2,767\n12.3\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n$2,565\n27.9\n\n\nWeis Markets Inc. WMK\n$1,502\nN/A\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n$1,033\n16.5\n\n\nIngles Markets Inc. Class A IMKTA\n$917\nN/A\n\n\nNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. NGVC\n$264\nN/A\n\n\nVillage Super Market Inc. Class A VLGEA\n$233\nN/A\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\nFor comparison, the S&P 500 index\nhas a weighted forward P/E of 21.4, according to FactSet.\n\n\n\nThere are no P/E ratios for four of these companies because consensus earnings estimates aren't available. Three aren't covered by any analysts polled by FactSet, while Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. $(NGVC)$ is covered by only one analyst.\nFor the six companies covered by at least four analysts, here's a summary of ratings and price targets:\n\n\n\nCompany\nShare \"buy\" ratings\nShare\nneutral ratings\nShare \"sell\" ratings\nClosing price -- Aug. 16\nConsensus price target\nimplied 12-month upside potential\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n75%\n19%\n6%\n$152.34\n$165.10\n8%\n\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n21%\n54%\n25%\n$45.43\n$38.49\n-15%\n\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n55%\n40%\n5%\n$30.04\n$25.28\n-16%\n\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc.\n25%\n50%\n25%\n$24.55\n$26.50\n8%\n\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp.\n33%\n60%\n7%\n$26.63\n$34.36\n29%\n\n\n\nArko Corp.\n100%\n0%\n0%\n$8.15\n$13.25\n63%\n\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmong these six stocks, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$, Albertsons Cos. $(ACI.UK)$ and Arko Corp. (ARKO.TV) have majority \"buy\" or equivalent ratings, with Albertson trading well above the consensus target price.\nTwo -- Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. $(SFM)$ -- have 25% \"sell\" or equivalent ratings. That is a dubious distinction, considering that analysts who work for brokerage firms tend to shy away from negative ratings. Only 5% of the S&P 500 have 25% or more \"sell\" ratings.\nHere's a look at sales estimates (in millions) for the group of six food retailers for calendar years going out to 2025, with projected compound annual growth rates (CAGR):\n\n\n\nCompany\nProjected sales CAGR\nEst. sales -- 2020\nEst. sales -- 2021\nEst. sales -- 2022\nEst. sales -- 2023\nEst. sales -- 2024\nEst. sales -- 2025\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n2.2%\n$556,334\n$555,252\n$569,243\n$589,791\n$607,056\n$619,743\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n2.2%\n$131,133\n$132,473\n$134,412\n$136,506\n$141,695\n$146,252\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n1.8%\n$68,664\n$67,714\n$68,412\n$70,006\n$72,540\n$75,056\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n5.6%\n$6,468\n$6,202\n$6,665\n$7,230\n$7,826\n$8,491\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n7.4%\n$3,135\n$3,104\n$3,444\n$3,842\n$4,068\n$4,477\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n18.3%\n$3,911\n$7,366\n$7,749\n$8,299\n$8,713\n$9,060\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor sales and earnings, we are using estimates for 2020 because some fiscal periods don't even match calendar quarter-end dates.\nKroger is in the bottom half of that list.\nEven if a company's profits are increasing slowly, its earnings per share can be boosted if it buys back enough stock to lower the average share count. Kroger announced a new $1 billion share buyback program in June. This means the company's board of directors is confident the supermarket chain will have plenty of free cash flow beyond what it will need to fund its planned digital transformation.\nHere's a set of estimates for earnings per share, with projected CAGR:\n\n\n\nCompany\nProjected EPS CAGR\nEst. net income -- 2020\nEst. net income -- 2021\nEst. net income -- 2022\nEst. net income -- 2023\nEst. net income -- 2024\nEst. net income -- 2025\n\n\nWalmart Inc. WMT\n7.2%\n$5.44\n$5.96\n$6.30\n$6.85\n$7.38\n$7.70\n\n\nKroger Co. KR\n0.4%\n$3.37\n$3.10\n$3.06\n$3.13\n$3.36\n$3.43\n\n\nAlbertsons Cos. Inc. Class A ACI\n-1.1%\n$2.79\n$2.36\n$2.21\n$2.34\n$2.48\n$2.63\n\n\nSprouts Farmers Markets Inc. SFM\n6.7%\n$2.48\n$1.97\n$2.08\n$2.34\n$2.90\n$3.43\n\n\nGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO\n3.9%\n$1.15\n$0.88\n$1.01\n$1.14\n$1.23\n$1.39\n\n\nArko Corp. ARKO\n24.7%\n$0.27\n$0.35\n$0.43\n$0.53\n$0.67\n$0.81\n\n\nSource: FactSet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs you can see, Kroger is expected to see an earnings decline. Rival Walmart is expected to achieve a respectable EPS CAGR.\nSo a lot is riding on Kroger's big bet that people will increasingly shop for food online instead of walking the store aisles. 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This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.</p>\n<p>Shares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.</p>\n<p>The shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.</p>\n<p>\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.</p>\n<p>The company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.</p>\n<p>\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.</p>\n<p>\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/aaede22b48f21a26943de5199a5f26e5\" tg-width=\"740\" tg-height=\"475\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>In 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire&nbsp;Jeff Bezos&nbsp;announced&nbsp;he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight&nbsp;on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.</p>\n<p>Launching ahead of Bezos or&nbsp;Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.</p>\n<p>AB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.</p>\n<ul></ul>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVirgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-12 21:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Virgin Galactic&nbsp;fell&nbsp;6%&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;trading,&nbsp;as&nbsp;once&nbsp;rising&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;10%&nbsp;in&nbsp;premarket&nbsp;trading.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c4d333c87a902f8607ae09dca6c78f8c\" tg-width=\"1281\" tg-height=\"607\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Shares of&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&nbsp;slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.</p>\n<p>Shares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.</p>\n<p>The shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.</p>\n<p>\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.</p>\n<p>The company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.</p>\n<p>\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.</p>\n<p>\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/aaede22b48f21a26943de5199a5f26e5\" tg-width=\"740\" tg-height=\"475\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>In 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire&nbsp;Jeff Bezos&nbsp;announced&nbsp;he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight&nbsp;on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.</p>\n<p>Launching ahead of Bezos or&nbsp;Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.</p>\n<p>AB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.</p>\n<ul></ul>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190430688","content_text":"Virgin Galactic fell 6% in the morning trading, as once rising more than 10% in premarket trading.\nShares of Virgin Galactic slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows the commercial spaceflight company’s successful test flight with founder Sir Richard Branson.\nShares of Virgin Galactic — which trades under ticker SPCE — fell 8% after the $500 million in stock sale announcement that came after the company's successfully completedfully crewed test flightinto suborbital space on Sunday, a major milestone in the commercial space race and step towards the company's goal for commercial service in early 2022.\nThe shares were last at about $44.80, after rising as much as 7% in premarket trading. The stock has doubled so far this year in anticipation of this progress toward commercial service.\n\"We view Branson's achievement as a massive marketing coup for Virgin Galactic that will be impossible for the public to ignore,\" Canaccord Genuity equity analyst Ken Herbert told clients. The firm has a buy rating but $35 price target on the stock, which is below its current level.\nThe company's spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday, with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity fired its rocket engine and accelerated to faster than three times the speed of sound in a climb to the edge of space.\n\"We see this as important on the path toward starting passenger flights, which we assume will happen in early 2022,\" AB Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned told clients. The firm has a market perform rating on Virgin Galactic.\nVirgin Galactic's VSS Unity is designed to hold up to six passengers along with the two pilots. The company has about 600 reservations for tickets on future flights, sold at prices between $200,000 and $250,000 each. While passenger ticket sales have yet to be announced, Bernstein expects them to come at a higher price point between $400,000 and $500,000.\nVirgin Galactic also announced it is partnering with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on \"one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights\" early next year.\n\"The flight is symbolically important for building consumer confidence in and demand for space tourism,\" said Harned. \"A successful test flight by Blue Origin including founder Jeff Bezos, scheduled for July 20, should generate further interest in the industry, which would benefit both companies.\"\n\nIn 2004, Branson founded Virgin Galactic to fly private passengers to space. Branson was not previously expected to fly on Sunday's spaceflight but after fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos announced he would fly on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight on July 20, Virgin Galactic rearranged its schedule — aiming to fly Branson nine days before Bezos.\nLaunching ahead of Bezos or Elon Musk, Sunday's flight means Branson is the first of the billionaire space company founders to ride his own spacecraft.\nAB Bernstein said the flight's success and subsequent ticket sales could well be an upward short-term catalyst for the stock but did not change their long-term forecast. The firm did note that it wouldn't be short the stock, as it has seen huge volatility driven by retail investors reacting to events.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":393,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}