After you receive this Alert, I am going to trim 300 shares of Pepsi (PEP:NYSE) around $60.25. The stock is up 2.3% today on the heels of Coke's (KO:NYSE) strong report and I'll take advantage of the strength to right-size the position. It's currently 5.77% of the fund, and that is really too large, especially headed into earnings on Thursday.
I still like this very much for the long term, and I expect the quarter to be solid, with strong results in its international food business (Coke's volumes showed 29% growth in China, 20% in India and 7% in Latin America), good cost management and free-cash generation. North American beverage will likely remain weak, although Coke's 1% decline beat expectations, which is encouraging. But the real news will likely come later this month with the closure of the bottler acquisition and the resumption (and capability) of its share repurchase program. Valuation remains attractive and this will remain a core despite paring this back.
After my sale, I will own 2,500 shares, or 5.17% of the portfolio.
Regards,
Jim Cramer
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The stock is flat on noise -- and I see it as a chance to add to my position.
02/09/10 - 01:32 PM ESTI'll likely put this cash to work elsewhere in the retail segment.
02/09/10 - 10:35 AM ESTI used the selloff on global jitters to build positions in oversold financial and energy names, while adding a housing play.
02/05/10 - 06:38 PM ESTNow it's time to take profits and redeploy the money into companies with good balance sheets and attractive valuations.
01/29/10 - 06:45 PM ESTAmid the correction, diversity is the best strategy: balancing economically sensitive stocks with defensives.
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