Warren Buffett has proven the key to investing is "buy to hold." The problem is, how do you know you're not holding onto a loser? For many investors, the only information they get besides glancing at an earnings release is the stock price. Separating the good from the bad is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.
With that in mind, we at The Motley Fool have an easy-to-use tool for you to see how your company is doing. We use the intelligence of the 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is thinking about a company today, and compare that to how they felt about it last quarter. A change in approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings, the two highest) or disapproval (one- and two-star ratings) could indicate that further research is in order.
Here is the CAPS community's feeling for General Mills (NYSE:GIS), along with a pair of related companies. We've also given you the sentiment CAPS members had when it filed its latest quarterly or annual report.
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This Quarter (July 13, 2009): | General Mills | Kellogg (NYSE: K) | ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG) |
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Price: |
$59.09 |
$47.92 |
$18.84 |
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% of Members Rating Outperform |
94.8% |
91.3% |
88.8% |
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% of All-Star Members Rating Outperform |
94.8% |
93.7% |
93.4% |
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CAPS Rating |
**** |
**** |
**** |
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Gain (Loss) Since Last Quarter |
24.1% |
29.5% |
26.5% |
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Last Quarter (March 18, 2009): | |||
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Price: |
$47.63 |
$37.01 |
$14.89 |
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% of Members Rating Outperform |
94.3% |
91% |
87.6% |
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% of All-Star Members Rating Outperform |
94.4% |
93.4% |
87.2% |
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CAPS Rating |
***** |
**** |
*** |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS. Dates given are the posting dates of General Mills' most recent quarterly and/or annual reports to the SEC's website. Percentages are calculated from the number of members rating each company.
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