The 5 Largest Food Retailer Shorts

Post holiday season as investors get back to their desks, it's evident that M&A activity is back on the agenda as the market digests news of Kraft Foods (KFT) offer to acquire Cadbury's (CBY). The bid is perceived as hostile and it's expected that more news will emerge as we step through the coming month. This event has prompted interest in the sector and Dataexplorers highlights the following short positions:

As of Sept 11th, the names with the largest short interest were; Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD), Treehouse Foods Inc (THS), Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR), Cal Maine Foods Inc (CALM), and Diamonds Foods (DMND).

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[HATEFEEBAY:]

KFT is cheap, nice cash positon, earning and dividend and I am long it. On the drop after the fallout of Cadbury, I threw a lot of $ in it and have no regrets and even bought more late last week.. I am looking for safety, growth, great management and a nice fat dividend to boot and KFT is for me.

Sep 13 10:55 AM