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Shares of Coffee Holding Rank the Lowest in Terms of PEG Ratio in the Packaged Foods & Meats Industry (JVA, HOGS, STKL, GMCR, SFD)Feb 20, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Packaged Foods & Meats industry with the lowest price to earnings to growth (PEG) ratios. PEG is valuable in assessing the tradeoff between the price of a stock and expected growth. Generally, the lower the PEG, the better. Coffee Holding ranks lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.40. Following is Zhongpin with a a PEG ratio of 0.47. SunOpta ranks third lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.77. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters follows with a a PEG ratio of 0.90, and Smithfield Foods rounds out the bottom five with a a PEG ratio of 1.27. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Smithfield Foods on January 7th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $22.98. Since that recommendation, shares of Smithfield Foods have risen 3.2%. We continue to monitor Smithfield Foods for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |