Buy, Sell, or Hold These Two Consumer Goods Companies?

By Mark Reeth, Michael Finarelli, and Sean O'Reilly – Oct 22, 2013 at 3:46PM

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In today's Consumer Countdown, the consumer goods analysts must decide if they would buy, sell, or hold Gannett and Sonic.

In today's episode of Consumer Countdown, host Mark Reeth plays a quick game with consumer goods analysts Michael Finarelli and Sean O'Reilly. The rules are simple: The analysts must decide if they would buy, sell, or hold a stock based on a piece of news or information given to them by Mark.

First, Mike must decide what he'd do with Gannett (GCI +0.00%), the struggling publishing company. Gannett is in the midst of buying television company Belo for $1.5 billion, and Mike must decide if he believes in Gannet's future with TV.

Then, Sean has to figure out how he thinks Sonic (SONC +0.00%) will perform in the next quarter. This quarter wasn't too strong due to several one-time charges, so he must decide if he believes Sonic will have a much stronger next quarter.

About the Author

Mark Reeth wasn't born incredibly handsome, like so many are--he had to work hard to get to where he is today. Thankfully, through much blood, sweat, and hair products, Mark Reeth is now one incredibly good-looking Consumer Goods Editor. But Mark Reeth wasn't born a Consumer Goods Editor--he started as a writer for Fool.com, became a Blog Editor, and now loves reading all the latest Consumer Goods news. If you want to read all the latest Consumer Goods news, follow him on Twitter @ChristmasReeth.

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